illustrated by closer examination of three core spheres of capitalist societies: consumption, investment, and innovation. To … von drei Sphären wirtschaftlicher Aktivität - Konsum, Investition und Innovation - verdeutlichen das breite Spektrum …

existing sociological theories. Two case studies - one on the European trade union movement and one on technological innovation …

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 …

I focus on the independent role of social innovation in economic progress. Modern theory of economic growth and …