Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This … paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on … German firms, we identify a representative sample of German HCs. Based on a matching technique, we examine differences to …

firms. Previous findings are not easily applied to the small business literature, and assumptions about the benefits of BSC … effects of SME's use of BSC in terms of financial performance and innovation outcomes. Our arguments are based on the … developmental stage of the firm may influence this trade-off. Based on a survey of 201 SMEs in Spain, we found that firms using BSC …

Several streams of recent literature emphasize the advantages of involving external sources of innovation in the … networked innovation strategy?' Building on empirical evidence gathered over a ten-year period at a major European automotive … manufacturer, the article presents empirical insights on the organizational challenges that firms face when they decide to rely on …

-and-neck industries where firms operate with similar productivity. When industry concentration is low, innovation intensity decreases as … innovation intensity to escape competition. The U-shaped relation is more pronounced in industries where firms compete in …We find a U-shaped relation between industry concentration and innovation. The relation is driven by neck …

Businesses are responding to the threat of disruptive innovation technologies by upgrading their capabilities and … business operations. HR professionals now share with executive management the responsibility to instill innovation into the … companies they support can handle upcoming innovation cycles. The HR function is evolving from an administrative one, into a …

A persistent theme in the academic literature on technological innovation is that incumbent enterprises have great … difficulty crossing the abyss created by a radical technological innovation. It is argued that incumbents go into decline, while … performance in markets shaken by a radical technological innovation …

” commercialization. However, when focusing on downstream industry segments that bring patented technologies to market—“innovation” in an …—the number, size, and character of firms in an industry. However, such theory only explains one facet of industry structure. This … concentration ultimately harms innovation, efficiency, consumer welfare, and democratic representation. It argues that patent law …

innovation success on organizational performance using path analysis. The obtained results indicated direct positive and …

less. Laggard firms, we suggest, should instead achieve productivity growth through efficient exploitation of existing … technologies and imitation of industry leaders. Employment growth in leader firms is encouraged whereas growth of backward firms is … not as well received on the stock market. -- Distance to frontier ; Strategy ; Market value ; Innovation ; Firm Growth …