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Global Idea Sourcing: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Sofka, Wolfgang - 2005

Globalization has set new paradigms, especially in the business world. Breakthroughs in technology (telecommunications …

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There's no Place Like Home: A Strategic Framework to Overcome Liability of Foreignness in the German Car Market

Sofka, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Jörg - 2005

have not evaporated into a "borderless world". Several studies have identified so-called liabilities of foreignness that … Germany through firm-specific advantages. Still, some face significant challenges. A submarket analysis shows that home market … advantages are more deeply rooted in the Western part of Germany and that foreign competitors find a more accessible competitive …

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Lost in Translation: Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers

Sofka, Wolfgang; Schmidt, Tobias - 2006

country knowledge. We use a broad sample of roughly 1,000 firms in Germany to empirically test the existence of liabilities of …

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Global Sensing and Sensibility: A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

Teichert, Thorsten; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2006

a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to …

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Innovation Activities Abroad and the Effects of Liability of Foreignness: Where it Hurts

Sofka, Wolfgang - 2006

innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

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Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil

Schmiele, Anja; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2007

Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with international competitors (international co-opetition) is becoming an increasingly...

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What Makes Foreign Knowledge Attractive to Domestic Innovation Managers?

Sofka, Wolfgang - 2007

This study focuses on the early stages of international innovation activities, i.e. the organizational processes through which promising ideas from around the globe are collected and evaluated. We ask: What characteristics make foreign knowledge interesting to domestic R&D managers? We envision...

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Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match

Sofka, Wolfgang; Aschhoff, Birgit - 2008

rests upon a survey of more than 800 firms in Germany. We find that both the diversity and intensity of collaborative …

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Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations

Aschhoff, Birgit; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2008

. Our empirical investigation rests upon a survey of more than 1,100 innovative firms in Germany. Our survey puts us in the …

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The Effects of Experience on Selecting Innovation Projects: Better the Devil You Know

Schmidt, Tobias; Schwiebacher, Franz; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2008

Innovation success depends heavily on firm's ability to set priorities and select the most promising options from its project portfolio before the odds of success or failure become visible and reliable. We ask: What does previous innovation experience tell firms about what not to do in the...

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