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 paper analyses whether strategic motives for patenting influence the characteristics of companies' patent portfolios. We use the number of citations and oppositions to represent these characteristics. The…
Der Börsengang ist in vielen Fällen eine wichtige Exit-Option für Private Equity Investoren. Das Börsenumfeld für diese IPOs war in Deutschland nach dem Ende des Internet-Booms vielfach schwierig. In jüngerer…
Do academic scientists bring valuable human capital to the companies they found or join? If so, what are the particular skills that compose their human capital and how are these skills related to firm…