; timing of network entry ; innovation networks ; German laser industry …

Empirical evidence on the evolution of innovation networks within high-tech industries is still scant. We investigate …

firm’s network and geographic position on firm-level innovation output? We analyze the innovative performance of German … organizations (PRO). We use patent grants as dependent variable in order to measure firm-level innovation output. Empirical results … but quite interesting findings. -- Geographical co-location ; network positioning ; innovation output …

Growth in advanced economies is essentially driven by innovation activities. From a demographic point of view the … question rises, whether the trend of an ageing workforce will affect the innovation capacities of these economies. To answer … model, relating a firm's innovation potential to the age composition of its employees. The analysis provides evidence of …

source of innovative activities within companies. Broken down by sectoral innovation patterns, this article examines the role … of formal education and actual occupation for product innovation performance in manufacturing firms within a probit model … to the Pavitt classification. Sectors with a high share of highly skilled employees engage in product innovation above …

Innovation is the result of an interactive process. Knowledge-intensive interactions among different partners are … investigating the impact of R&D collaboration networks on the innovation performance of firms and regions has developed over the …. -- Innovation ; collaboration ; network ; performance ; meta-analysis …