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Management control and innovative activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2000
This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428380
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An empirical test of the asymmetric models on innovative activity : who invests more into R&D - the incumbent or the challenger?
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2000
The theoretical discussion concerning the question whether the incumbent or the (potential) entrant invests more into R&D has attracted considerable interest. This paper reports the results of an empirical study on this question using data of about 3500 German firms over the years 1992 to 1995....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444512
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Management Control and Innovative Activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2000
This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297732
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Management control and innovative activity
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2000
This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011445230
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Managerial ownership, entrenchment and innovation
Beyer, Mila; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2011
as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying … their own interests. When entrenched, managers do not fear detrimental effects of risky innovation projects on their career …, and hence tend to over-invest into innovation. -- Corporate governance ; managerial ownership ; entrenchment ; innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008938024
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Managerial Ownership, Entrenchment and Innovation
Beyer, Mila; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - 2013
as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying … their own interests. When entrenched, managers do not fear detrimental effects of risky innovation projects on their career …, and hence tend to over-invest into innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014181017
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Managerial Ownership, Entrenchment and Innovation
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2014
as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying … their own interests. When entrenched, managers do not fear detrimental effects of risky innovation projects on their career …, and hence tend to over-invest into innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068231
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The effect of entry on R&D investment of leaders : theory and mpirical evidence
Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Etro, Federico (contributor) - 2008
predictions with a Tobit model based on a unique dataset and survey for the German manufacturing sector (the Mannheim Innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003761020
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R&D investment and financing constraints of small and medium-sized firms
Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Binz, Hanna L. (contributor) - 2008
This study tests for financial constraints on R&D investment and how they differ from capital investment. To identify constraints in the access to external capital, we employ a credit rating index. Our models show that internal constraints, measured by mark-ups, are more decisive for R&D than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728587
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An empirical test of the asymmetric models on innovative activity : who invests more into R&D - the incumbent or the challenger?
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2000
The theoretical discussion concerning the question whether the incumbent or the (potential) entrant invests more into R&D has attracted considerable interest. This paper reports the results of an empirical study on this question using data of about 3500 German firms over the years 1992 to 1995....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428313