We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …

We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

impact of internal and external knowledge pools of both green and other than green technologies on green patent activities …. It turned out that the internal green knowledge stock is positively related to green patent activities with a … considerably large marginal value. The country's green knowledge stock and the green knowledge stock of the same industry in other …

knowledge diffusion from these firms to technologically lagging firms, these subsidies also encourage innovation within frontier … allocation of inventors across firms, knowledge diffusion, and its impact on growth. In our model, inventors play dual roles …: they engage in in-house R&D and transfer knowledge from previous employers to new ones when changing jobs. Using an …

migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level …

To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer-employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

In this paper we investigate the nexus between firm labor diversity and innovation using a linked employer … and demographic characteristics to valuable firm's innovation activity. The latter is measured by: (1) the firm …'s propensity to apply for a patent, (2) the number of patent applications (intensive margin) and (3) the firm's ability to patent …

Die Gründung eines innovativen Unternehmens stellt eine Form der kommerziellen Verwer-tung von Wissen dar. Der Beitrag …Setting up an innovative new firm is a way of commercializing knowledge. The paper gives an overview of the extent of … new firm formation in knowledge intensive and in innovative German industries and their development. The founding of a new …

This bachelor thesis examines the extent to which extra-personal influencing factors shape the behavior of knowledge … urgently, especially given the approaching wave of retirements and the resulting risk of a massive loss of knowledge. For this … organizational context and the process of offboarding promote or inhibit knowledge sharing behavior. The hypotheses are tested by …

focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration between actors within a firm on innovation …In this paper we investigate factors that influence a firm's decision to implement knowledge management practices. Our … innovation strategy targeted at consumers and continuous R&D activities is positively related to KM usage. In addition, more …