In dieser Studie wird die technologische Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands im internationalen Vergleich untersucht. Sie zeigt, dass die deutsche Wirtschaft relativ stark auf die FuE-intensiven Industrien und wissensintensiven Dienstleistungen spezialisiert ist. Dies verdankt sie vor allem der...

The shift of employment from lower to higher productive firms is an important driver for structural change and industry dynamics. We investigate this reallocation in terms of employment gains and losses from innovation. New employment created by product innovation may be offset by employment...

This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new measure for the possibility to create entry barriers in technology markets. Our results...

In recent years, firms have increasingly contributed to and been confronted with a patent landscape characterized by numerous but marginal inventions, overlapping claims and patent fences. Literature suggests that both the fragmentation of ownership and the threat of a firm's patent applications...

In dieser Studie wird die technologische Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands im internationalen Vergleich untersucht. Sie zeigt, dass die deutsche Wirtschaft relativ stark auf die FuE-intensiven Industrien und wissensintensiven Dienstleistungen spezialisiert ist. Dies verdankt sie vor allem der...

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...

We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to decide which impulses should be on top of the list and...

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...