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University research alliances, absorptive capacity, and the contribution of startups to employment growths

Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2014

startup employment growth. We argue that “scientific absorptive capacity” at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits … employment contribution from startup firms and attribute those employment gains to university research alliances and other … university connections. We find significant contributions to employment growth from university research alliances and other …

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Job machine, think tank, or both : what makes corporate spinoffs different?

Fryges, Helmut; Müller, Bettina; Niefert, Michaela - 2013

employment growth and postentry innovation activities of the new firm. We focus on start-ups for which a new idea (a new product … for setting up the new business. These firms are denoted corporate spinoffs. Using data from German start-ups founded in … outperform other start-ups founded by former employees of incumbent private firms that are not based on an essential idea in …

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The effect of broadband infrastructure on entrepreneurial activities : the case of Germany

Heger, Diana; Koomen, Miriam; Veith, Tobias - 2011

This paper investigates whether the local infrastructure favours entrepreneurial activities. Besides the physical and knowledge infrastructure we take into account a county’s broadband availability by building an index which accounts for county-related specificities. We find that broadband...

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An empirical analysis of the effects of patents and secrecy on knowledge spillovers

Schmidt, Tobias (contributor) - 2006

Theoretical considerations suggest that secrecy reduces spillovers almost completely through non-disclosure, while the disclosure requirement of patents generates some spillover and at the same time allows firms to appropriate knowledge. In this paper we empirically analyze whether protection by...

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Global sensing and sensibility : a multi-stage matching assessment of competitive advantage from foreign sources of innovation

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); … - 2006

We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to decide which impulses should be on top of the list and...

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Do spillovers stimulate incremental or drastic product innovations? : Hypotheses and evidence from German establishment data

Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2006

We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive impact on incremental innovations. This impact is largely independent of the participation in R&D cooperations. Spillovers exert no such independent influence on drastic...

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Innovation activities abroad and the effects of liability of foreignness : where it hurts

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006

innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

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Host country contingencies on knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms : bring a knife to a gunfight?

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Shehu, Edlira (contributor) - 2009

more than 1,500 firms in Germany. The results indicate that legal forms of knowledge protection are used more restrictively …

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Against the one-way-street : analyzing knowledge transfer from industry to science

Fier, Heide; Pyka, Andreas - 2010

This study aims at analyzing the differences in the factors that influence the probability of knowledge transfer within industry and from industry to science in the biotechnology sector. In order to model these knowledge flows a citation analysis on the basis of patent data was conducted and a...

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Spillovers of innovation activities and their profitability

Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2007

Knowledge spillovers to competitors are regarded as an important aspect of the innovation process. While a company possibly benefits from incoming information on successful R&D conducted by other companies, a generally high probability of leakage of knowledge in an industry will negatively...

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