Using sociological institutionalism the three articles constituting this dissertation scrutinize the relationship between organizations and their (social) environment at different levels of analysis and in the context of specific research questions. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in...

Die zentrale Fragestellung dieses Buches behandelt das Problem, wie neu erzeugtes Wissen aus dem System der Wissenschaft in das ?konomische System gelangen und dort wertsch?pfungsgenerierend appliziert werden kann. Der Handlungsspielraum bzw. die Nutzung neuen Wissens im Wirtschaftssystem sollte...

The importance of green innovation management is growing in practice and academia likewise. To our knowledge, a recent and comprehensive literature review is lacking. In this paper we contribute to a clarification of the concept “green innovation” and provide an overview of the existing body...

Technological advancements, especially in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have enhanced greatly the competition spurred by the globalization of the world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune to the challenges that the globalization brings...

The internationalization of corporate research and development (R&D) is an increasing trend with implications for both R&D managers and policy makers. In this research, 62 foreign-owned R&D facilities from information and communication technology (ICT) industries as well as life sciences...

Faster developing cycles and economic developments created many emerging economies in the 20th century. For sustainable economic growth, however, the construction and constant preservation of a profound knowledge base and technological pool is crucial. Brazil, China, India and Russia,...

This thesis deals with three selected dimensions of strategic behavior, namely investment in R&D, mergers and acquisitions, and inventory decisions in dynamic oligopolies.The question the first essay addresses is how the market structure evolves due to innovative activities when firms' level of...

In responding to the recent call for interdisciplinary research where synergies can be gained and institutional knowledge broadened, it is argued that a particularly strong case exists for aligning work on business and accounting history. The greater breadth and context about the structure of...

In der wissenschaftlichen Literatur des Human Resource Managements wird viel über normative Empfehlungen bzw. Best Practices für die Organisationspraxis diskutiert. Dabei sind nicht nur die Empfehlungen an sich und deren Erfolgsbeiträge, sondern auch deren Universalität nie ganz...