Innovation and firm growth: does firm age play a role?
This paper explores the relationship between innovation and firm growth for firms of different
ages. We hypothesize that young firms undertake riskier innovation activities which may …
ages. We hypothesize that young firms undertake riskier innovation activities which may …
Business model innovation through dynamic capabilities in small and medium enterprises–Evidence from the German Mittelstand
A Heider, M Gerken, N van Dinther… - Journal of Business …, 2021 - Elsevier
German Mittelstand firms are part of an institutional setting characterized by tightly knit
relationships with internal and external stakeholders, which makes it more difficult for these …
relationships with internal and external stakeholders, which makes it more difficult for these …
Factors that motivate or prevent adoption of open innovation by SMEs in developing countries and policy suggestions
Today's highly competitive and rapidly changing environment makes innovation more
challenging, costly and risky for companies. To overcome these challenges and to decrease …
challenging, costly and risky for companies. To overcome these challenges and to decrease …
The relationship between international innovation collaboration, intramural R&D and SMEs' innovation performance: a quantile regression approach
B Ebersberger, SJ Herstad - Applied Economics Letters, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In the current global economic landscape, it is virtually impossible for any single firm to stay
abreast of all relevant technological advances. Thus integration in global innovation …
abreast of all relevant technological advances. Thus integration in global innovation …
Risky innovation: The impact of internal and external R&D strategies upon the distribution of returns
External innovation increases the profits of the median firm, but also increases dispersion
and the kurtosis of the distribution of profits. This means that external strategies are risky and …
and the kurtosis of the distribution of profits. This means that external strategies are risky and …
[HTML][HTML] The production function of top R&D investors: Accounting for size and sector heterogeneity with quantile estimations
S Montresor, A Vezzani - Research Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper aims at showing how quantile estimations can make the analysis of the firm's
production function better able to deal with the innovation implications of production. In order …
production function better able to deal with the innovation implications of production. In order …
Open strategies and innovation performance
A Barge-Gil - Industry and Innovation, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Scholarly interest in the relationship between open strategies and innovation performance
has been unfailing, and in recent years has even increased. The present paper focuses on …
has been unfailing, and in recent years has even increased. The present paper focuses on …
Heterogeneous Firm‐Level Effects of Knowledge Exchanges on Product Innovation: Differences between Dynamic and Lagging Product Innovators*
A Spithoven, D Frantzen… - Journal of Product …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Product innovation is the result of a constant interaction between the in‐house research and
development (R&D) department and knowledge exchanges with the firm's environment …
development (R&D) department and knowledge exchanges with the firm's environment …
Allocation of human capital and innovation at the frontier: Firm-level evidence on Germany and the Netherlands
E Bartelsman, S Dobbelaere… - Industrial and Corporate …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This article examines how productivity effects of human capital and innovation vary at
different points of the conditional productivity distribution. Our analysis draws upon two large …
different points of the conditional productivity distribution. Our analysis draws upon two large …
Product innovation and the complementarities of external interfaces
B Ebersberger, SJ Herstad - European Management Review, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the relationship between new product introduction, and three
constructs (search, collaboration and external R&D) developed to capture the different …
constructs (search, collaboration and external R&D) developed to capture the different …