Several scholars as well as industry professionals have claimed that there is a "software-biased shift" in the nature and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide array of industries. Empirical firm-level evidence of such...

Objective: The aim of the article was to conduct an explorative study on the relationship between business model innovation and digital technologies in incumbent small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Research Design & Methods: A qualitative methodology supported the study by providing a...

This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies introducing blockchain-based services in the...

The full potential of digital technologies remains unrealised and their benefits unequally shared because of insufficient investment in enabling intangible assets and communication networks within and across countries. The COVID-19 shock poses new challenges and opportunities. Drawing on past...

China ist aus eigener Forschungskraft ('Make') auf dem Weg in die Weltspitze der technologischen Innovatoren und bereits heute einer der wichtigsten Konkurrenten für Deutschland. In einzelnen Technologiebereichen (z.B. Kfz) besteht sogar die akute Gefahr eines Leapfroggings. Daneben erwirbt...

China ist aus eigener Forschungskraft („Make“) auf dem Weg in die Weltspitze der technologischen Innovatoren und bereits heute einer der wichtigsten Konkurrenten für Deutschland. In einzelnen Technologiebereichen (z.B. Kfz) besteht sogar die akute Gefahr eines Leapfroggings. Daneben erwirbt...

I investigate how the COVID-19 crisis affects innovation activity. I measure the effect of digital resilience on innovation activity in response to the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic that caused the severe lockdown. I find that the total patent applications of industries and firms with digital...

While dynamic capabilities (DCs) are recognized as an important enabler of digital transformation, research lacks knowledge about the underlying challenges and adequate responses of building these capabilities. More specifically, this study aims to shed light into successful digital business...

We analyze the effects of digitalization and the knowledge acquired through vertical and institutional cooperation across the value chain on the introduction of patents and technological, namely, product and process, innovations in large, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We study...

Digitalization is one of the main trends affecting firm-level innovation today. In this context, a better understanding of the multidimensional relationship between digital technologies, competences and firm-level innovation is necessary. For this purpose, this paper examines the role of digital...