Diese Arbeit trägt zu einem besseren Verständnis der Bedeutung von Kooperationen und Wissensaustausch für den Erfolg innovativer Unternehmen bei. Dabei gründet sie im Wesentlichen auf Josef Alois Schumpeters ‚Theorie der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung‘ aus dem Jahre 1912. Neuere Theorien,...

As global markets become more competitive, open innovation has become an important element of organizational strategy for companies seeking to exploit these practices to gain a competitive advantage. This is particularly true of high-tech firms requiring innovation at ever increasing speeds....

We examine the impact of social trust on corporate R&D expenditure. Using a large sample of 1,811 Chinese firms during 2007-2018, we show that social trust significantly promotes corporate R&D expenditure. Firms located in higher social trust regions invest 6.16%(4.17%) more in R&D1(R&D2) than...