The shift towards more open and interconnected innovation activities has been a major topic of recent academic and … universities, to increase the effectiveness of their innovation activities. Hence, management needs to define search strategies for … that search strategies driven by science, suppliers and the product market will contribute differently to innovation …

This paper deals with the innovation behavior and the R&D activities at the firm level in East Germany. The theoretical … innovation and R&D lack at the firm level. …

of the hypotheses raised in this literature. It employs the data of the first wave of the Mannheim Innovation Panel …&D we also used the concept of total innovation expenditures to capture the importance of non R& D innovation activities … which are especially important for small firms. (3) We give reliable estimates on the occurrence of R&D and innovation …

Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international …

This study focuses on the early stages of international innovation activities, i.e. the organizational processes …

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 …

universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with regard to … innovation success. In an exploratory step we go beyond breadth and depth of interactions by identifying four distinct patterns …