study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from …

complements problem but not the double mark-up problem. Vertical integration discourages entry and reduces innovation incentives …, while horizontal integration always encourages entry and innovation. …

strength. In each situation, assertions about, respectively, science or innovation become coherent facts only if subsequent …

complements problem but not the double mark-up problem. Vertical integration discourages entry and reduces innovation incentives …, while horizontal integration always encourages entry and innovation …

We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive … exert no such independent influence on drastic innovation activities. The results support the hypothesis that establishments …

Customer co-creation during the innovation process has recently been suggested to be a major source for firms …' competitive advantage. Hereby, customers actively engage in a firm's innovation process and take over innovation activities … relevance, novelty, and costs, and then their impact on various innovation outcomes is investigated. Next, the study examines …