The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on theinnovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from theGerman Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firmsapplying knowledge management with twin firms with...

In an experimental setting, firms in a duopoly market engage in a patent tournamentand compete for profit-enhancing product advancements. The firms generateincome by matching exogenously defined demand preferences with an appropriatelycomposed product portfolio of their own. Demand preferences...