The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. … known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one …

Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of … allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly … stronger for firms that allocate resources more selectively at later stages of the innovation process. Based on these results …

Our study aims at shedding light on the organizational mechanisms that produce differences in the firms' innovation … fruitful for innovation. There are vast differences in the organizational practices leading to more innovation both between the … small and large firms, and between the firms that are functioning in high- and low-tech industries. While innovation in the …

of CSR and environmental management with environmentally and socially beneficial innovation and its determinants. Based …This paper analyses the link between sustainability-related innovation and sustainability performance and the role that … that are family-owned. Governments often support environmentally and socially beneficial innovation with various policy …

Product innovation is a competitive strategy in food industry. Successful product development management is a key … it can be argued that product innovation raises barriers to entry and thus improve profitability. This study examines the …

management tools and general organizational changes and improvements trigger environmental innovation, a result that has also … innovation process. This paper uses two German panel data bases, the establishment panel of the Institute for Employment Research … (IAB) and the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), to explore the …