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Management control and innovative activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2000
This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428380
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Firm leadership and innovative performance : evidence from seven EU countries
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2001
This paper considers the effect of different firm leadership on the innovative performance of firms from seven EU countries. We investigate whether owner-led or manager-led firms achieve a larger share of their turnover with product innovations. Economic theory does not propose clear answers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428418
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Innovative capability and financing constraints for innovation: More money, more innovation?
Hottenrott, Hanna; Peters, Bettina - 2012
This study presents a novel empirical approach to identify financing constraints for innovation based on the concept of …. If they selected additional innovation projects, they must have had some unexploited investment opportunities that were … not profitable using more costly external finance. We attribute constraints for innovation not only to lacking financing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310988
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How important is industry-specific managerial experience for innovative firm performance?
Balsmeier, Benjamin; Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
This study examines how industry-specific managerial experience affects firms' innovation performance in the context of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957603
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Capital Control, Debt Financing and Innovative Activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2004
innovation, i.e. weakly controlled managers show a higher innovation propensity. However, the higher the leverage the more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297397
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Management Control and Innovative Activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2000
This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297732
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Firm leadership and innovative performance: evidence from seven EU Countries
Kraft, Kornelius; Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2001
This paper considers the effect of different firm leadership on the innovative performance of firms from seven EU countries. We investigate whether owner-led or manager-led firms achieve a larger share of their turnover with product innovations. Economic theory does not propose clear answers to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297773
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Innovative capability and financing constraints for innovation: More money, more innovation?
Hottenrott, Hanna; Peters, Bettina - 2009
This study presents a novel empirical approach to identify financing constraints for innovation based on the idea of an … alternatives of use. If they choose additional innovation projects they must have had some unexploited investment opportunities … attribute constraints for innovation not only to lacking financing, but also to firms' innovative capability. Econometric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299835
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The contribution of corporate ventures to radical innovation
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Dick, Johannes M. H.; Hussinger, Katrin - 2010
Established firms often face significant obstacles to innovation. As a solution, it has been suggested to form … monitored by their corporate sponsors, resulting in less favorable conditions for radical innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302257
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How important is industry-specific managerial experience for innovative firm performance?
Balsmeier, Benjamin; Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2014
This study examines how industry-specific managerial experience affects firms' innovation performance in the context of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331370