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Skill composition and regional entrepreneurship : a comparative study between Germany and Portugal
Mendonça, Joana; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
The question whether agglomeration externalities arise either from specialization or diversification of economic activity has since long been a major topic in the analysis of factors determining economic growth. In this paper we analyze whether a more specialized or a more diverse skill...
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In search for the not-invented-here syndrome : the role of knowledge sources and firm success
Hussinger, Katrin; Wastyn, Annelies - 2011 - This version: June 2011
The not-invented-here (NIH) syndrome refers to internal resistance in a company against externally developed knowledge. In this paper, we argue that the occurrence of the NIH syndrome depends on the source of external knowledge and the success of the firm that aims at adapting external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232252
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Innovation success of non-R&D-performers : substituting technology by management in SMEs
Rammer, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … innovation success if they effectively apply human resource management tools or team work to facilitate innovation processes. …
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Innovation activities abroad and the effects of liability of foreignness : where it hurts
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
practices within the multinational firm that do not readily fit into the local context. Finally, we derive management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003319681
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Does social software support service innovation?
Meyer, Jenny - 2009
firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal … social software to innovation. -- Social software ; web 2.0 ; service innovation ; knowledge management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003880928
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What makes foreign knowledge attractive to domestic innovation managers?
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2007
This study focuses on the early stages of international innovation activities, i.e. the organizational processes through which promising ideas from around the globe are collected and evaluated. We ask: What characteristics make foreign knowledge interesting to domestic R&D managers? We envision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003545855
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Absorptive capacity and post-acquisition inventor productivity
Hussinger, Katrin - 2010
Inventors often experience a low productivity after their company has been subject to a merger or acquisition (M&As). It is of central managerial interest to identify factors facilitating the integration of new inventive staff and thereby counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper...
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Resource allocation flexibility for innovation performance : the effects of breadth, uncertainty, and selectiveness
Klingebiel, Ronald; Rammer, Christian - 2011
; Uncertainty ; Selectiveness ; Innovation Management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424123
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Innovation budgeting over the business cycle and innovation performance
Hud, Martin; Rammer, Christian - 2015
The global economic crisis of 2008/2009 hit many firms hard. Faced with rapidly declining sales and highly uncertain economic prospects, firms had to cut costs and reconsider their business strategies. With respect to innovation, cost cutting often means to stop or underresource innovation...
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Concentration on the few? : R&D and innovation in German firms 2001 to 2013
Rammer, Christian; Schubert, Torben - 2016
Innovation activities in the German enterprise sector showed two opposing trends over the past two decades: While total innovation expenditures grew substantially, the number of firms conducting innovation activities fell sharply. Innovation expenditures hence concentrate on fewer firms. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418886