This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the significance of technology competence for generating successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a...

Im Blickfeld dieser Studie stand die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Automobilindustrie in Deutschland im langfristigen internationalen Vergleich: Einerseits ihr Beitrag zu Wertschöpfung, Beschäftigung, Investitionen und Außenhandel, zum anderen ihre Bedeutung für den Forschungs- und...

Energy and resource efficiency innovations (EREIs) are often seen as win-win opportunities for both the economic and the environmental performance of firms. It is thus worth asking how the innovation activities and performance of firms with regard to energy and resource efficiency look like: Do...

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...