Empirical evidence on the evolution of innovation networks within high-tech industries is still scant. We investigate … manufacturers in Germany, 1990-2010. Network measures are constructed from a unique industry database that allows us to track both …

endogenous determinants affect a firm’s propensity and timing to cooperate and enter the network? Estimation results from a non … ; timing of network entry ; innovation networks ; German laser industry …

innovation being centrepieces of competitive strategies in the modern economy, it is of central importance to understand the … differentiating between the impact on innovation input and output. We identify the knowledge characteristics of the partnering firms …

In this discussion paper we develop a theory-based typology of innovation networks with a special focus on public …-private collaboration. This taxonomy is theoretically based on the concept of life cycles which is transferred to the context of innovation …

In this paper we outline a conceptual framework for depicting network development patterns of interfirm innovation … test hypotheses in the innovation and evolutionary economics framework and show that structural positions of firms as well …