We analyze the impact of (alliance) network exposure on the speed and extent of adoption of the business model as being one explanatory factor for diffusion controlling for actor specific characteristics and embeddedness in the network. In order to explain how existing national regulation...

Traditionally, standards have been perceived as contradicting innovation. However, this view has been overturned in recent years. Based on some fundamental definitions and an illustration of the generic economic effects of standards, the inaugural address will present the innovation-promoting...

In this article, we provide first insights on how open innovation is connected to the imitation of intellectual property (IP). Analyzing survey data concerning the open innovation orientation along the innovation value chain of 3956 German firms, we show that companies engaged in open innovation...

Several studies highlight the economic benefits of standards, while the benefit of taking part in standardization remains a rather unexplored mystery to date. In theory, standard setters not only benefit from the possibility to monitor and shape the development of standards but also access a...

Diese Studie analysiert die Bedeutung von Schlüsseltechnologien für die wirtschaftlich-gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland. Sie erläutert die Entwicklung und Zielsetzung des Begriffs und entwickelt eine Heuristik zur Bestimmung von Technologien, die in diesem Sinne aktuell relevant...

This paper investigates the micro-location pattern of innovative and non-innovative firms in Berlin using detailed information on the firms' addresses and their local environment. The study employs a unique, representative panel data set of Berlin-based firms from manufacturing and services...