Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Optionality and Selectiveness in Innovation

    We use data from the European Community Innovation Survey to quantitatively explore how firms that discontinue innovation projects differ from firms that do not. Complementing prior literature centered on the…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Which firms use trademarks? Firm-level evidence from Germany on the role of distance, product quality and innovation

    Trademarking firms are more productive, generate higher profits, and have a better survival rate. Trademarking firms are in one word more successful, which might motivate non-trademarking firms to adopt a…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2020

    The Open Innovation in Science Research Field: A Collaborative Conceptualisation Approach

    Openness and collaboration in scientific research are attracting increasing attention from scholars and practitioners alike. However, a common understanding of these phenomena is hindered by disciplinary…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Learning in foreign and domestic value chains: the role of opportunities and capabilities

    We suggest that the benefits of learning in international value chains for firms’ innovation performance are heterogeneous and depend on the specific source of learning (customers, suppliers, or competitors),…

  5. Branchenreport Innovationen // 2020

    2020 – Elektronik, Messtechnik, Optik

    Jahrg. 28∙ Nr. 15 ∙ Januar 2021

    Der Branchenreport Innovation für die Branche Elektronik, Messtechnik und Optik stellt die Innovationsleistung der Branche im Jahr 2019 dar. Der Anteil der Unternehmen mit…