Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-013 // 2008

    The R&D Investment-Uncertainty Relationship: Do Competition and Firm Size Matter?

    Unsicherheit ist ein immanenter Faktor von Forschungs- und Entwicklung (FuE) und hat einen grundlegenden Einfluss auf Investitionsentscheidungen. Die Literatur zu "Real Options" Modellen bildet eine Basis für…

  2. Fachzeitschrift // 2008

    German Financial Experts Welcome M&A from India

    Companies from emerging countries are accelerating their external growth internationally and thus appear in numerous M&A activities in Germany. These investments have been a major topic of public discussion in…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-008 // 2008

    Are Local Milieus the Key to Innovation Performance?

    This study investigates how local milieus foster innovation success of firms. We complement the common practice of linking firm performance indicators to regional characteristics with survey evidence on the…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2008

    Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil

    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…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2008

    Regional Economic Stress as Moderator of Liability of Foreignness

    In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension within a country. We explore conceptually whether…