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We analyze the spatial diffusion of laser-technology in Germany during the early phase of development, between 1960 and 2005. Research in this new technological field began in a few larger centers and then spread to other regions. In the early years, a large firm of the electronics industry...
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This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation to sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
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products. Especially, collaboration with consumers for product innovation is indispensable. On the other hand, social media has … been spreading all over the world. Network communities formed by social media are one of key factors of innovation achieved … by collaborating with consumer innovators, which is referred to as consumer collaborative innovation. This paper studies …
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This paper seeks to construct a new theory on SME innovation by reviewing and comprehending findings and knowledge … obtained to date from a unified perspective. Conventional research on innovation in general has focused thematically on … individual factors such as absorptive capability, R&D, and open innovation. While this approach has its advantages, it is …
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This paper attempts to analyze the relationship between ICT and R&D in the innovation process. R&D is categorized into …&D groups have different innovation processes; (ii) what are the factors of production innovation in R&D groups; and (iii) how … innovation in R&D group, indicating ICT more contributed to their innovation. …
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We investigate the effects that regional start-up activity has on employment in new and in incumbent businesses. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1987-2002 period. It shows that the effects of new businesses on employment in the incumbents are significantly positive and...
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