This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs...

This paper has two goals. First, it analyzes the extent to which the innovativeness of spin-offs, either born from a research facility or from another company, is influenced by locational conditions. Second, it provides evidence on how important local cooperation links are in comparison to...

This paper has two goals. First, it analyzes the extent to which the innovativeness of spin-offs, either born from a research facility or from another company, is influenced by locational conditions. Second, it provides evidence on how important local cooperation links are in comparison to...

Multinationale Unternehmen (MNU) forschen zunehmend auch im Ausland. Dies wird oft als Verlagerung von Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) interpretiert und als Bedrohung des heimatlichen Innovationsstandorts angesehen. So hat der Präsident des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) erst...