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Innovation strategies and productivity growth in developing countries : evidence from Pakistan
Wadho, Waqar; Chaudhry, Azam - 2020
We examine the determinants of product, process, and organizational innovation, and their impact on firm labor productivity using data from a unique innovation survey of firms in Pakistan. We find significant heterogeneity in the impact of different innovations on labor productivity:...
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On the relationship between innovation and performance : a sensitivity analysis
Lööf, Hans; Heshmati, Almas - 2001 - First Version May 2001, Revised October 2001, March 2002, December 2002
The objective of this study is to investigate the sensitivity of the estimated relationship between innovation and firm performance. In doing so, we rely on a knowledge production function approach and carry out comparisons in a number of respects. The sensitivity analysis is based on the...
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Family Firms, Innovation Productivity and Financing Cost : Evidence from Chinese Hi-Tech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Xiang, Dong - 2017
Using a recent sample of hi-tech Chinese small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), we examine whether family-owned businesses (FBs) can show better innovative productivity than non-FBs. We find that family firms produce a higher level of innovative productivity, consuming less innovation input...
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The role of technology in M&As: a firm-level comparison of cross-border and domestic deals
Frey, Rainer; Hussinger, Katrin - 2006
Technological change is often hypothesized as one of the main drivers of merger activities. This paper analyzes the role of technology in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) at the firm level. Based on a newly created data set that combines financial information and patent data for public limited...
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Literature Review of Mergers and Acquisitions with the Aim to Obtain Technology and Knowledge
Ochirova, Elena - 2020
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Absorptive capacity and post-acquisition inventor productivity
Hussinger, Katrin - 2010
eine geringe Produktivität der bei der Fusion übernommen Erfinder in den unmittelbaren Folgejahren. Aus diesem Grund ist es …, die Produktivität der akquirierten Erfinder in den Jahren unmittelbar nach der Fusion zu erhöhen. Absorptionsfähigkeit … nach einer Fusion den Arbeitgeber wechseln können, zeigen, dass die Produktivität der übernommenen Erfinder, gemessen in …
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Productivity and the Role of Complementary Assets in Firms’ Demand for Technology Innovations
Ceccagnoli, Marco - 2015
This paper uses data on transactions in the pharmaceutical industry to examine the demand-side of technology outsourcing. By integrating a transaction-cost economics perspective with the analysis of internal Ramp;D capabilities, we find that firms with relatively more cospecialized complementary...
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Find and Replace : R&D Investment Following the Erosion of Existing Products
Krieger, Joshua - 2020
How do innovative firms react when existing products experience negative shocks? We explore this question with detailed project-level data from drug development firms. Using FDA Public Health Advisories as idiosyncratic negative shocks to approved drugs, we first examine how drug makers react...
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Absorptive Capacity and Post-Acquisition Inventor Productivity
Hussinger, Katrin - 2014
Inventors often experience a low productivity after their company has been subject to a merger or acquisition (M&As). It is of central managerial interest to identify factors facilitating the integration of new inventive staff and thereby counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper...
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Horizontal mergers, firm heterogeneity, and R&D investments
Matsushima, Noriaki; Satō, Yasuhiro; Yamamoto, Kazuhiro - 2009
We investigate the incentive and the welfare implications of a merger when heterogeneous oligopolists compete both in process R&D and on the product market. We examine how a merger affects the output, investment, and profits of firms, whether firms have merger incentives, and, if so, whether...
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