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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
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The influence of strategic patenting on companies' patent portfolios
Cremers, Katrin; Müller, Elisabeth - 2008
This paper analyses whether strategic motives for patenting influence the characteristics of companies' patent portfolios. We use the number of citations and oppositions to represent these characteristics. The investigation is based on survey and patent data from German companies. We find clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888732
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The influence of strategic patenting on companies' patent portfolios
Blind, Knut (contributor); Cremers, Katrin (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper analyses whether strategic motives for patenting influence the characteristics of companies' patent portfolios. We use the number of citations and oppositions to represent these characteristics. The investigation is based on survey and patent data from German companies. We find clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003447748
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Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise auf die Innovationstätigkeit der Unternehmen in Deutschland
Rammer, Christian - 2011
Die schwere Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 hatte substanzielle Auswirkungen auf die Innovationstätigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft. Die Umsatz- und Gewinneinbußen führten zu einem kräftigen Rückgang der Innovationsausgaben. Davon waren primär Investitionen für neue Produkte und verbesserte...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424135
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Formal and strategic appropriability strategies of multinational firms : a cross country comparison
Faria, Pedro (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2008
and Germany. We find that MNCs prefer broader sets of appropriability strategies in host countries with fewer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721781
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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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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 operate successfully across cultural and social borders. These can be stumbling blocks to internationalization and have been found to cause frequent errors and delays for...
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
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 … environment in Eastern Germany. Therefore, East Germany is a superior platform for deploying effective and efficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003225300
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Incumbents' responses to innovative entrants : a multi-country dynamic analysis
Diekhof, Josefine; Cantner, Uwe - 2017
The influence of innovative entrants on incumbents is considered important for technological change. We analyze this influence for the global transition towards alternative technology vehicles (ATVs). Our results indicate that entrants' ATV-related knowledge accumulation stimulates average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011748553
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Internationalizing R&D co-opetition : dress for the dance with the devil
Schmiele, Anja (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2007
Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with international competitors (international co-opetition) is becoming an increasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003516700