influences the innovation performance of a firm. While former studies mainly focused on knowledge management cycles, we … management techniques and their influence on product and process innovation. The ability to source external knowledge positively … the tools of knowledge management in function of the kind of technical innovation it wants to proceed. …

internationalization process. We contribute to this research stream by establishing theoretical links with the emerging open innovation … with regard to the effect of open innovation strategies on internationalization performance. Our results show that both the … breadth and depth of search strategies for external knowledge help young firms to enter international markets. Once they have …

. Immigrant entrepreneurs are less than half as likely to found a company in a knowledge-intensive industry as native … entrepreneurs in knowledge-intensive industries can be explained by lower education levels, while smaller firm sizes suggest more …

firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal … and external knowledge. Knowledge in turn constitutes one of the main inputs to service innovation. Hence, social software … social software applications triggers innovation. Thereby, it refers to a knowledge production function in which social …

general as well as in technology- and knowledge-intensive subsectors. We compare Germany and Portugal which exhibit, though EU … member states, different institutional infrastructures for entrepreneurship. Based on a harmonized dataset, our results …

leadership and customisation. HCs are more open in their knowledge management, but without compromising control over the new … product development process. HCs do not invest more into innovation, but achieve higher innovation success. The higher … efficiency can be linked to their superior technological capabilities and to higher investment in human capital and HR management …