The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. -- knowledge management ; innovation ; matching estimator …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. -- knowledge management ; innovation ; matching estimator …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (Mannheim Innovation Panel), we pair firms … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation …

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …

The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research … DUI mode and how they should be measured. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation …

the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While … contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …

This paper reviews approaches used for evaluating the performance of local or regional innovation systems. This … knowledge production function relating innovation inputs and innovation outputs. In analyses on the regional level and … especially when acknowledging regional innovation systems those approaches have to take into account cooperative invention and …

The last decades saw a pronounced shift in innovation policy in Germany and many other countries towards increased …. -- Cluster ; Innovation Policy ; Evaluation ; Social Network Analysis …