In their seminal paper, Acs and Audretsch (1988) analyze innovation patterns across industries and identify several … innovation; industries characterized by increased shares of skilled labor and large firms provide favorable conditions for … innovation. By analyzing a new and more consciously compiled database, we re-examine their original claims. Our results largely …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. We look at innovative firms in the period from 2000 to 2002 taken from the Mannheim Innovation Panel and estimate the … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. …

enjoy dominant positions. Innovation is an important driver and determinant of this dominance. Yet, little research has been … done on innovation strategies and innovation processes in foreign subsidiaries in Russia. The paper aims to fill this gap …. On the basis of qualitative evidence, it explores the goals, patterns and challenges of innovation activities in Russian …

companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has … the dynamics of the innovation process in Russian-based subsidiaries of global MNCs. It seeks to explore and understand … motivation and drivers of innovation, key participants, and impact and outcomes of innovation, with a specific reference to the …

confirm that designer consultants can make a substantial contribution in enhancing firms’ innovation capabilities. We show … forward by firms to manage this relationship in order to gain a competitive advantage driven by innovation. Implications …

attention give by both volumes to innovation and education -- two areas that are generally felt to be very important in terms of …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 ("Mannheim Innovation Panel"), we pair firms … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. …

the Open Source Innovation (OSI) model. OSI exhibits main differences to other related models and concepts such as the … private-collective model, commons-based peer production, R&D networks and is therefore an innovation model in its own right …