external knowledge acquisition are complementary innovation activities, but that the degree of complementarity is sensitive to … existence of complementarity. We use our empirical methodology to analyze complementarity between innovation activities …: internal research and development (R& D) and external knowledge acquisition. Our results suggest that internal R& D and …

Successful innovation depends on the development and integration of new knowledge in the innovation process. In order … to innovate successfully, the firm will combine different innovation activities. In addition to doing own research and … development, firms typically are engaged in the acquisition of knowledge on the technology market and cooperate actively in R …

transition economies have highly-developed innovation profiles. Analysis of the prerequisites for knowledge-based growth … countries have established a knowledge-based growth path or have the potential to develop one in the near future. We start by … looking at how the transition countries covered by the paper measure up according to traditional innovation input and output …