Diversität, Teams, Alter, Innovation … formation of innovation teams will become a central task for many companies. Based on two laboratory studies, this thesis …

and wages, on innovation as well as on mobility is explored empirically. The econometric analyses are based on firm and … aged around 40 years seem to act as key driver for innovation activities within firms. An additional finding concerns the … impact of age diversity on innovation. The expected positive effect of a heterogeneous age structure is not confirmed by the …

This dissertation explores how firms create and capture value with business model innovation. The goal is to contribute … to research on business model innovation and to thereby strengthen firms' capabilities to innovate their business models … business model innovation teams within organizations. The first article deals with innovation teams commissioned to innovate a …