and loyalty. Strong ties, however, have also been shown to prevent innovation, suggesting that firms should also develop …, innovation. It is based in a seven-year longitudinal research project with Adidas, a global sporting goods company. From the case …-customer relationships. Contrary to the established literature, we find that strong ties in the Adidas case supported significant innovation …

innovation also when referring to intra-country differences. …

This paper explores the possible job creation effect of innovation activity. We analyze a unique panel dataset covering … is the labour-friendly nature of innovation, which we measure in terms of forward-citation weighted patents. However …, this positive impact of innovation is statistically significant only for firms in the high-tech manufacturing sectors …