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efficient systematic development and innovation at the local level, particularity during a time of economic crisis. The … establishment of Institutes of Local Development and Innovation (ITAK) is primarily geared towards promoting innovative …
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As a first step towards understanding the evolution of small groups in firms, this paper develops and tests a simple decision-theoretical model of research-unit evolution in which, as managers resolve their uncertainty over time, they shut down under-performing units and remove under-performing...
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study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …
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This study investigates the links between organizational culture, the use of open innovation sources and the …), which fosters creativity, learning and inter-employee cooperation - will correspond with a greater scope of open innovation … innovative culture and the scope of open sources of innovation. However, innovative culture had no direct effect on the …
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Inter-departmental innovation collaboration facilitates innovation performance. At the same time, it has been … tests hypotheses on the costs and benefits of innovation-related collaboration within firms. Based on a sample of 433 German … manufacturing firms we show inter-departmental innovation collaboration to increase process innovation performance, but also to …
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This paper shows that inventors with an early patenting success have a higher inventive productivity during their remaining career. We use European patent data for a period of 32 years for 1240 German inventors. The patent data are linked with survey data that provide information on an extensive...
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Inter-departmental innovation collaboration facilitates innovation performance. At the same time, it has been … tests hypotheses on the costs and benefits of innovation related collaboration within firms. Based on a sample of 433 German … manufacturing firms we show inter-departmental innovation collaboration to increase process innovation performance, but also to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014187926
This paper shows that inventors with an early patenting success have a higher inventive productivity during their remaining career. We use European patent data for a period of 32 years for 1240 German inventors. The patent data are linked with survey data that provide information on an extensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013228393
Increasingly, eco-innovation is a major challenge for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). To diffuse eco-innovation …
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integrating innovations in human resource practices, innovation capabilities, and competitive advantage. The data sample comprises … practices, innovation capabilities, competitive advantage, and SME performance. The significant success factors of innovations … in human resource practices indirectly affect SME performance through the mediation of innovation capabilities and …
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