The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …

Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of … allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly … stronger for firms that allocate resources more selectively at later stages of the innovation process. Based on these results …

This paper deals with the topic of related R&D and innovation strategies of large firms. We ask what determines the …

The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to innovation in … Germany. The paper reviews the empirical literature on SMEs' innovation activities and conceptualises indicators to identify … the key dimensions of innovation processes and outputs. The analysis of statistical data and surveys from various sources …