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Mega Firms and Recent Trends in the U.S. Innovation : Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Patent Data

Braginskij, Sergej V.; Choi, Joonkyu; Ding, Yuheng; Jo, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We use the U.S. patent data merged with firm-level datasets to establish new facts about the role of mega firms in generating "novel patents"--innovations that introduce new combinations of technology components for the first time. While the importance of mega firms in novel patents had been...

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Exit, tweets, and loyalty

Gans, Joshua; Goldfarb, Avi; Lederman, Mara - 2017

Hirschman's Exit, Voice, and Loyalty highlights the role of “voice” when individuals confront an unexpected deterioration in quality. Yet, voice has received little attention. To motivate our empirical analysis, we develop a simple model of voice as the equilibrium of a relational contract...

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The secret to successful user communities : an analysis of computer associates' user groups

Schulz, Celine - 2006

This paper provides the first large scale study that examines the impact of both individual- and group-specific factors on the benefits users obtain from their user communities. By empirically analysing 924 survey responses from individuals in 161 Computer Associates' user groups, this paper...

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The web mirrors value in the real world : comparing a firm's valuation with its web network position

Yun, Qiaoyun; Gloor, Peter A. - 2012

This paper compares a firm's innovation and performance with its online Web presence measured through the Web network … centrality of a firm in the Web network and its innovation capability; and significant correlation between betweenness centrality …

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What are the channels for technology sourcing? : panel data evidence from German companies

Harhoff, Dietmar; Müller, Elisabeth; Van Reenen, John - 2012

Innovation processes within corporations increasingly tap into international technology sources, yet little is known … about the relative contribution of different types of innovation channels. We investigate the effectiveness of different …-how. -- technology sourcing ; knowledge spillovers ; productivity ; open innovation …

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The dynamics of resource allocation in research organizations

Filson, Darren - 2000

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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Spin-outs and patterns of subsequent innovation : technological development of laser diodes in the US and Japan

Shimizu, Hiroshi; Wakutsu, Naohiko - 2018

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Labor shortage and innovation

Horbach, Jens; Rammer, Christian - 2020

Skilled labor is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply of skilled labor may hence impede … innovation activities, resulting in lower productivity gains. While governments are concerned about these likely negative impacts …, there is only limited empirical evidence whether and to what extent labor shortage affects innovation activities. The paper …

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Where have all the "creative talents" gone? : employment dynamics of US inventors

Akcigit, Ufuk; Goldschlag, Nathan - 2023

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Towards an allocation of revenues in virtual clusters within smart grids

Küster, Benjamin; Koukal, André; Breitner, Michael H. - 2013

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