Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous … and that these moderate the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. Based on a sample of 4,500 firms from 13 …

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 …

There appears to be an ambivalent dimension in innovation strategies: timing. When is an innovation ready for the … market or when is the market ready for the innovation? This paper empirically investigates the determinants of a firm …?s decision to become a first mover or a follower in innovation strategies. Much of theoretical and empirical work has focused on …

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 …

these interaction strategies to innovation success which is directly based on university inputs. We find that the firms that …) perform better with regard to innovation success. When we compare both effects we find that broadening a firm's interaction … approach with universities has stronger performance effects on innovation success (breadth) than strengthening the intensity of …

Functioning markets for technology are an important determinant for the type, scope and distribution of innovation … sectoral pattern of innovation and the distance of a country’s industry to the global technological frontier. We explore these … dimensions based on longitudinal industry-level data from the Community Innovation Survey. We find that the demand on markets for …

There appears to be an ambivalent dimension in innovation strategies: timing. When is an innovation ready for the … market or when is the market ready for the innovation? This paper empirically investigates the determinants of a firm …'s decision to become a first mover or a follower in innovation strategies. Much of theoretical and empirical work has focused on …