In this paper we analyse the effect of R&D co-operation on firms’ innovation performance. We investigate the effect of …-operation partners. The analysis rests on firm-level data from two consecutive waves of the annual German innovation survey. We find that …

We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their … Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We find an inverted u-shape of innovation off-shoring on the effectiveness … of organizational adaptability, implying an optimal threshold value of innovation off-shoring. This value is 11% for …

The paper analyzes how geographical clustering of beneficiaries might affect the effectiveness of public innovation … facilitate innovation through knowledge spillovers and other localization advantages. Public innovation support programs may …

engagements with universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with … regard to innovation success. Applying latent class cluster analysis we identify four distinct patterns of interaction. Our …

Innovation activities in the German enterprise sector showed two opposing trends over the past two decades: While total … innovation expenditures grew substantially, the number of firms conducting innovation activities fell sharply. Innovation … expenditures hence concentrate on fewer firms. In this paper we analyse the evolution of firms' innovation and R&D activities …

In October 2013, the European Commission presented a new indicator intended to capture innovation outputs and outcomes … usefulness of the new indicator against the background of the difficulties in measuring innovation outputs and outcomes. We … develop a unique conceptual framework for measuring innovation outcomes that distinguishes structural change and structural …

Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national … levels (e.g., Aho-Report, Barcelona Strategy). It has a large potential to stimulate innovation since it accounts for 16% of … combined EU-15 GDP. We embed public procurement for innovation into the broader framework of public policies to stimulate …