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Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: A Comparison of Low- and High-Technology Firms from Thirteen European Countries
Grimpe, Christoph; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2007
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous research has, however, almost exclusively focused on hightechnology environments, largely ignoring the substantial low- and medium-technology sectors of modern economies. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297961
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Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match
Sofka, Wolfgang; Aschhoff, Birgit - 2008
universities. The question is how firms organize their interactions with universities effectively to acquire knowledge and apply it … successfully. Literature has so far largely ignored that firms may combine different types of interactions with universities for …) combinations of various interactions with universities to maximize returns from these collaborations. Our empirical investigation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298043
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Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation: The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2008
Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which firms pursue external knowledge source. A consensus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298652
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Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match
Aschhoff, Birgit; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2008
universities. The question is how firms organize their interactions with universities effectively to acquire knowledge and apply it … successfully. Literature has so far largely ignored that firms may combine different types of interactions with universities for …) combinations of various interactions with universities to maximize returns from these linkages. Our empirical investigation rests …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298675
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Specialized search and innovation performance: evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms need to specialize their search strategy and that its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298788
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Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterized as a vital part of the innovation process. The availability of such innovation impulses, however, critically depends on the environment a firm is operating in. Little is known on how institutional infrastructures for innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299471
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Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterized as a vital part of the innovation process. The availability of such innovation impulses, however, critically depends on the environment a firm is operating in. Little is known on how institutional infrastructures for innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479055
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Specialized search and innovation performance: evidence across Europe
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms need to specialize their search strategy and that its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097574
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Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation: The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D
Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which firms pursue external knowledge source. A consensus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097616
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Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: A Comparison of Low- and High-Technology Firms from Thirteen European Countries
Grimpe, Christoph; Sofka, Wolfgang - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007
Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous research has, however, almost exclusively focused on hightechnology environments, largely ignoring the substantial low- and medium-technology sectors of modern economies. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097731