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Fit and complementarity : cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of co-operative R&D projects' outcomes in Europe
Zibell, Laurent; Allen, Peter M. - 2009
This article considers cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of concrete outcomes in co … projects managers in partnering organisations, addressing technical and scientific competence, R&D management competence and … cultural features. Empirical validation was performed on 92 projects based in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902965
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Innovation success of non-R&D-performers : substituting technology by management in SMEs
Rammer, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008
and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777851
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003319681
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Does social software support service innovation?
Meyer, Jenny - 2009
Recent Internet technologies and web-based applications, such as social software, are being increasingly applied in firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal and external knowledge. Knowledge in turn constitutes one...
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660550
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Resource allocation flexibility for innovation performance : the effects of breadth, uncertainty, and selectiveness
Klingebiel, Ronald; Rammer, Christian - 2011
Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly novel, i.e. new to the market. The effect of...
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010511218
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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
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Vertical relations between firms and innovation : an empirical investigation of German firms
Harabi, Najib - 1997
relations between innovating firms, suppliers and users, using data from Germany. The analysis is based on a survey conducted by … the "Center for European Economic Research" (Mannheim, Germany) among 3122 firms representing 378 different lines of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440720