International engagement is often expected to improve firm performance. Especially for small technology-oriented firms, export activities may be important, being regarded as one way to amortise these firms’ high product research and development costs. This paper examines the relationship...

Determinants of a firm's export-sales ratio (degree of internationalisation) are frequently discussed in the literature related to individual firms' export activities. Stylised facts show a positive relationship between firm size and firm age on the one hand and the firm's export-sales ratio on...

The choice of the appropriate sales mode belongs to the firm’s most important strategic decisions after entering into a foreign market. Thus, it is important that the selected foreign sales mode best suits a firm’s available resources and capabilities. However, these resources and...

Das Projekt verfolgt folgende Zielsetzungen: Untersuchung der Anzahl und Entwicklung von Unternehmensgründungen im Hightech-Sektor - unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Hersteller und Anwender von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT) und Software - in Deutschland sowie Analyse...