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Innovationsmotor Chemie 2009 : FuE-Potenziale und Standortwettbewerb ; Studie im Auftrag des Verbands der Chemischen Instustrie e.V. mit Unterstützung der Industriegewerkschaft Ber...

Rammer, Christian (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2009

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Innovation activities abroad and the effects of liability of foreignness : where it hurts

Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006

The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …

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Global Idea Sourcing: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation

Sofka, Wolfgang - 2005

for innovation at home. We suggest a combination of three factors to identify and explain such innovation strategies … customers as a source for innovation that is more beneficial to standardized products and becomes more feasible if the lead … regulation. Hence, companies optimize or augment their innovation activities by invoking ideas from foreign suppliers. Then again …

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Lost in Translation: Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers

Sofka, Wolfgang; Schmidt, Tobias - 2006

Entering host country networks of knowledge flows (new competencies, innovative technologies, and lead-market knowledge) is a major rationale of multinational firms for investing abroad. Foreign firms find it difficult to overcome cultural and social barriers which make their foreign engagements...

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Innovation Activities Abroad and the Effects of Liability of Foreignness: Where it Hurts

Sofka, Wolfgang - 2006

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An information economics perspective on main bank relationships and firm R&D

Hoewer, Daniel; Schmidt, Tobias; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2011

Information economics has emerged as the primary theoretical lens for framing financing decisions in firm R&D investment. Successful outcomes of R&D projects are either ex-ante impossible to predict or the information is asymmetrically distributed between inventors and investors. As a result,...