In this work, we explore the relations between sales growth and a set of innovation indicators that capture the … different sources, modes and results of the innovative activity undertaken within firms. We exploit a rich panel on innovation …-2011. Standard GMM-panel estimates of the average effect of innovation activities reveal significant and positive effect for internal …

between innovation and growth in young firms. To this end, this paper develops an augmented YIC categorization that also … includes non-R&D innovators and young firms that conduct R&D but have not yet brought an innovation to the market. Using panel … data from Germany, we examine the growth trajectories of these different types of YICs. Our evidence suggests that non …

innovation, i.e. weakly controlled managers show a higher innovation propensity. However, the higher the leverage the more …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …, micro firms benefit in a comparable way from innovation processes as larger firms, as they are similarly able to increase …

This paper examines empirically the relationship between innovation and market structure within a simultaneous … applied to a newly constructed panel for Germany. Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation techniques for dynamic panel … concentration. In contrast, competition enforces innovation, i.e. sales concentration has a negative impact on R&D. …

Germany, using data from the fourth Community Innova-tion Survey (CIS4). We propose an original econometric methodology, which … process and product innovation. We find a positive effect of cooperation on both types of innovation. This effect is … significant in both countries, but much higher in Germany than in France. Drawing on a comparison of the institutional context of …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities … at the firm level. In contrast to previous studies that analyze the effects on innovation in target firms, this paper … ; innovation …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …, micro firms benefit in a comparable way from innovation processes as larger firms, as they are similarly able to increase …