, this paper examines the occurrence of IP litigation cases in Belgian firms using the 2013 Community Innovation Survey with … supplemental information on IP litigation and patent portfolios. The rich survey information regarding firms’ general innovation … imitation and incremental innovation. Our results indicate that when controlling for firms’ IP portfolio, the composition of …

From a firm's perspective two competing forces are driving the decision to invest in innovation. On the one hand …, innovative performance is an important driver of profitability and growth. On the other hand, investments in innovation suffer …

From a firm’s perspective two competing forces are driving the decision to invest in innovation. On the one hand …, innovative performance is an important driver of profitability and growth. On the other hand, investments in innovation suffer …

innovation activities, the extent of these advantages is not very large. We conclude that popular theories over-emphasize the … importance of large cities for innovation activities. …

innovation activities, the extent of these advantages is not very large. We conclude that popular theories over-emphasize the … importance of large cities for innovation activities. …

CEOs, managers and non-managerial employees’ ideas enhances small firms’ innovation performance. A Heckman selection model … innovation performance. However, contributions depend heavily on the individuals’ area of expertise and on whether product or … process innovation is desired. Our findings enrich the current view on the entrepreneurial team, but also warn against the …