The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (Mannheim Innovation Panel), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

Interaction between firms or institutions in a regionally bounded area leads to a substructure conductive for innovative activities. In a vital Regional Innovation System (RIS) the actors benefit from a multilayer network consisting of business relations, innovative cooperations and daily...