The analysis in this paper gives attention to effects on firm survival which come from entrepreneurial experience. It is likely that different kinds of experience result in different firm developments and…
Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with…
In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension. We explore conceptually whether economic stress in a…
This study investigates start-up activity in Germany as a whole and for the country’s R&D-intensive sectors in particular, over the period from 1995 to 2006. To this end, a sample of young, high-tech firms was…