Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-81 // 2005

    Persistence of Innovation: Stylised Facts and Panel Data Evidence

    This paper investigates whether firms innovate persistently or discontinuously over time using an innovation panel data set on German manufacturing and service firms for the period 1994–2002. We find that…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-82 // 2005

    The Change of Sales Modes in International Markets - Empirical Results for German and British High-Tech Firms

    The choice of the appropriate sales mode belongs to the firm’s most important strategic decisions after entering into a foreign market. Thus, it is important that the selected foreign sales mode best suits a…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-84 // 2005

    There’s no Place Like Home A strategic framework to overcome liability of foreignness in the German car market.

    Globalization has led to exciting new business opportunities around the globe. Still, national and cultural boundaries have not evaporated into a “borderless world.” Several studies have identified so-called…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-88 // 2005

    Integration and Reorganisation of Industrial R&D: Deficits and Perspectives of Empirical Research

    The combination of research and development units following a merger or an acquisition usually requires a broad and widespread integration project to ensure that a company’s innovative capabilities are carried…