Spielkamp, Alfred; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a particular challenge for SMEs due to high risk exposure, high fixed costs …, high minimum investment and severe financial constraints. SMEs may thus opt for refraining from R&D and relying more on …