In this study we investigate the impact of early stage venture capital on innovation activities of Swiss start … venture capital on innovation performance 3 years after firm foundation but also 6 and 9 years after firm start, respectively …, for those firms that survived so long and reported continuously innovation activities (persistence of innovation). The …

outsourcing (only for process innovation), competition (only for product innovation), and the use of some ICT applications … question we examine empirically refers to the possibility that an economic crisis could affect innovation performance through … associated with ICT-enabled innovation performance. This is the third research question of this paper. Our study is based on firm …

The main objective of this empirical paper is to identify characteristics of imitation and innovation and shed light on … different types of innovating firms show that an innovation performance hierarchy exists ranking from occasional innovators …

innovation and performance. In this paper is presented an empirical study in this direction, based on data for 743 hospitals from … and estimated econometrically five equations: one for product innovation, one for process innovation and three equations … 'soft' ICT investment), as right-hand variables, while the performance equations also included the two innovation measures …

determined primarily by factors of the M&A process itself. -- mergers and acquisitions ; economic performance ; innovation …While previous studies on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) mostly relied on large firms, our study is based on a sample … firm characteristics that determine the innovation and economic performance of M&A. The performance measures are based on …

This paper investigates the post-merger performance effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Our study is based on a … the largest time distance between M&A and performance measurement in our sample. -- mergers and acquisitions ; economic … measures of economic performance but also on innovation performance. For the empirical analysis we use a matching framework …

Human resource management (HRM) practices are generally expected to stimulate a firm's innovation performance. However …'s innovation activities and different types of HRM practices we find that primarily new workplace organization practices seem to … enhance a firm's innovation activities. Flexible practices of working time management and incentive payment schemes show only …

In this paper we demonstrate the complexity that regulates the innovation-exports nexus. In particular we argue that … innovation and exports should be treated as latent variables in order to account for as many facets possible thus, accounting for … multifaceted heterogeneity. In this context, the role of innovation openness ought to be highlighted within a unified framework, as …