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Building and blocking : the two faces of technology acquisition

Grimpe, Christoph (contributor); … - 2008

Gaining access to technological assets and patents, in particular, has long been a major motive and objective for firm acquisitions. On the one hand, patents are used as a building instrument for the acquirer's technology portfolio. On the other hand, patents can be attractive because of their...

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Building and blocking : the two faces of technology acquisition

Grimpe, Christoph; Hussinger, Katrin - 2008

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Specialized search and innovation performance : evidence across Europe

Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009

Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms need to specialize their search strategy and that its...

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Selectivity in search strategies for innovation : from incremental to radical, from manufacturing to services

Köhler, Christian; Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009

The shift towards more open and interconnected innovation activities has been a major topic of recent academic and practitioner discussions. Firms have to connect their in-house R&D activities with external partners, such as leading customers or universities, to increase the effectiveness of...

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Search patterns and absorptive capacity : a comparison of low- and high-technology firms from thirteen European countries

Grimpe, Christoph (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2007

Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous research has, however, almost exclusively focused on hightechnology environments, largely ignoring the substantial low- and medium-technology sectors of modern economies. We...

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The impact of informational costs in quantity regulation of pollutants : the case of the European Emissions Trading Scheme

Heindl, Peter - 2011

There is extreme heterogeneity of firms regulated under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in terms of … complex technology will face a threshold for evaluating abatement options and costs. We compare the EU ETS to the US SO2 …

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Designing emissions trading in practice general considerations and experiences from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)

Heindl, Peter; Löschel, Andreas - 2012

regarding emissions trading are discussed. Currently, the largest trading scheme is the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS …. Because of its prominent role, the basic design and the process of introducing the EU scheme are reviewed in more detail …. Finally, the impact of the EU ETS on the regulated entities is analyzed based on an annual survey among German companies …

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The impact of administrative transaction costs in the EU emissions trading system

Heindl, Peter - 2015

) of emissions on companies regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in Germany. Based on a unique panel … amount of annual emissions for larger companies which has implications for the economic efficiency of the EU ETS. The most …' of companies. This implies the existence of considerable economies of scale. Overall, the EU ETS could benefit from …

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Financial intermediaries and emissions trading market development and pricing strategies

Heindl, Peter - 2012

the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The choice of regulated firms to trade permits through intermediaries or …% of the permit price. In the EU ETS, firms that trade more than 283,000 tCO2/year are likely to directly access the …

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Carbon management : evidence from case studies of German firms under the EU ETS

Heindl, Peter; Lutz, Benjamin Johannes - 2012

This paper examines the management practices of German firms with obligations under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU …. The paper sheds light on management and trading practices, abatement behaviour, and the impact of the EU ETS on long … processes related to the EU ETS and to strengthen intuition for microeconomic consequences of greenhouse gas regulation in a cap …

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