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 … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …

The paper focuses on the role of Science Parks (SPs) as seedbeds of innovation. It investigates whether and to what … proposed relies on count data models, uses patents as innovation performance indicators, and exploits original data regarding … controlling for the existence of innovation lags. Parks' first mover disadvantages also emerge, as well as non-negligible matching …

international competitiveness of enterprises, both countries changed their innovation policy and created incentives for a closer … cooperation among actors in the national innovation system (NIS) and supported the set up of new intermediaries. This contribution …

Due to an anti-failure bias, theoretical and practical studies have not focused much on the problem of innovation … failure. The literature does not include studies on how the effect of re-innovation input on firm performance can still be … explained by existing theories, especially in the case of previous innovation failures. To explore the intrinsic relationship …

within regional innovation systems by enabling efficient technology transfer processes. …

of R&D grants and R&D tax credits on R&D inputs and innovation outputs. We estimate Conditional Difference …