Consumers acquire information through their own search efforts or through word-of-mouth communication within their social network. Information diffusion leads to free-riding and less active search. Free-riding…
Public support schemes are typically targeted towards capital investments. However, the targeting of digitization investments might not only be a missed opportunity to increase the usage of state-of-the-art…
Start-up subsidies play an important role in supporting start-up innovation and performance. However, what characteristics help and hinder start-ups to seek public subsidies remains unclear. We study whether and…
