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The pulse of liability of foreignness : dynamic legitimacy and experiences effects in the German car market
Kaiser, Ulrich (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
Globalization has provided many companies with new opportunities for growth and efficiency. This requires them to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003383660
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There's no place like home : a strategic framework to overcome liability of foreignness in the German car market
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Zimmermann, Jörg (contributor) - 2005
Globalization has led to exciting new business opportunities around the globe. Still, national and cultural boundaries … Germany through firm-specific advantages. Still, some face significant challenges. A submarket analysis shows that home market … advantages are more deeply rooted in the Western part of Germany and that foreign competitors find a more accessible competitive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003225300
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003283604
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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - 2009
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities. The paper draws a comprehensive picture of driving forces by including firm capabilities, characteristics of the firm’s competitive environment and the influence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888033
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The contribution of international R&D to firm profitability
Peters, Bettina; Schmiele, Anja - 2011
The internationalisation of corporate R&D opens up the chances to participate in international knowledge sharing. This increasingly motivates firms to accelerate the pace and extent of their international R&D activities in order to enhance innovativeness and consequently competitiveness and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901575
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Intellectual property infringements due to R&D abroad? : A comparative analysis between firms with international and domestic R&D activities
Schmiele, Anja - 2010
This paper aims at analysing the risk of intellectual property (IP) infringements by competitors from abroad and in particular whether this risk is higher for international innovating firms. We distinguish three different types of IP infringements from abroad: the usage of firms' technical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759771
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Lost in translation : empirical evidence for liability of foreignness as barries to knowledge spillovers
Schmidt, Tobias (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
country knowledge. We use a broad sample of roughly 1,000 firms in Germany to empirically test the existence of liabilities of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003273110
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Stepping in and out of the international market : internationalisation of technology-oriented firms in Germany and the UK
Fryges, Helmut (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002240682
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Private incentives to innovate : interplay of new products and brand-name reputation
Leheyda, Nina (contributor) - 2008
This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793986
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Competition and trust : evidence from German car manufacturers
Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad - 2011
We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424126