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Endogenous network formation in patent contestsand its role as a barrier to entry
Marinucci, Marco; Vergote, Wouter - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics … - 2009
contest.Thus, weak cooperation through network formation can serve as a barrier to entry on the marketfor innovation. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005868500
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The role of technology in M&As : a firm-level comparison of cross-border and domestic deals
Frey, Rainer; Hussinger, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung <Mannheim> - 2006
Technological change is often hypothesized as one of the main drivers of mergeractivities. This paper analyzes the role of technology in mergers and acquisitions(M&As) at the firm level. Based on a newly created data set that combines financialinformation and patent data for public limited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008939765
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Gains and Pains from Contract Research : A Transaction and Firm-level Perspective
Grimpe, Christoph; Kaiser, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung <Mannheim>
theory and theresource-based view of the firm. Using a large and comprehensive data set of innovating firmsfrom Germany our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005858822
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Motives for Innovation Co-operation –Evidence from theCanadian Survey of Innovation
Schmidt Tobias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung <Mannheim>
In this paper we analyse the decision of firms in the Canadian manufacturing sectorto co-operate on innovation projects …. Our focus is on the motives behind this decisionand the firm characteristics, both general and with respect to innovation … activities,which influence the motives for innovation co-operation. Using data from theCanadian Survey of Innovation 2005 we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005858911
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Trade Liberalisation, Process and Product Innovation, and Relative Skill Demand
Braun, Sebastian - Sonderforschungsbereich Ökonomisches Risiko <Berlin> - 2006
The interaction between trade liberalisation, product and process innovation, and relative skill demand is analysed in … substitutability of their products through additional investment in product innovation. The paper also shows that the relative demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861205
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Auf der Suche nach der nationalenInnovationskultur Deutschlands -die Etablierung der Verfahrenstechnik in der BRD/DDR seit 1950
Pieper, Christine; Handel, Kai Christian - Technische Universität <Freiberg> / Fachbereich … - 2003
The role of universities in the system of innovation changed dramatically in the last fifty years. This observation is … evident from the analysis of (examples in) the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). The … the GDR but did not guarantee the success of the system of innovation.This study examines the process of discipline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864353
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Do Regional Systems ofInnovation Matter?
Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2003
The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical … of these issues the concept of a regional innovation system is presented in some detail and an overview of results from … recent research on regional innovation systems is given. The paper then discusses basic policy options and names a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864354
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Does R&D-Cooperation BehaviorDiffer between Regions?
Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2002
This paper investigates interregional differences in cooperative behavior ofmanufacturing establishments in the field of research and development (R&D).The empirical analysis for eleven European regions reveals a number ofsignificant differences between these regions in the propensity to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864362
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How and Why does the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems Differ?
Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> / Fakultät für … - 2002
in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior.... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864463
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Innovation Networks of High Tech SMES: Creation of Knowledge but no Creation of Value
Winters, Rob; Stam, Erik - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2007
This paper analyses the effects of innovation networks on product and pro-cess innovation and sales growth of high … technology SMEs. Innovation net-works are positively related to both product and process innovation, i.e. know-ledge creation …. One exception is the negative effect of innovation networks with suppliers on product innovation. Older SMEs are more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864581