The paper contributes to the debate on top performance in research productivity, its persistence over time, and the … performance for the first time in their career, particularly for top performance measured through citations, but there is no … evidence for a gender bias hindering repeated top performance. On the contrary, women seem to persist in top performance more …

observed characteristics of academic researchers on the full distribution of research performance, both in its quantity …

cooperation may serve as a vehicle to manage information flows. Our results thus suggest that on the one hand the information …

The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance … analyse how they switch between these categories over time. About 25% achieves top performance at least once, while 5% is … persistently top. Analysing the hazard to first and subsequent top performance shows strong support for an accumulative process …

Different aspects of external information flows have typically been lumped together under the name "spillovers". We … attempt to refine our understanding of external information flows through the construction of firm-specific measures of … importance of publicly available information for the innovation process of the firm. Appropriability is defined as the …

helpful dimensions to identify effects. Using information on 31 in-depth cases of individual M&A deals we show that …

distinguish different aspects of external information flows. We construct firm-specific measures of incoming spillovers and … information for the innovation process of the firm. Appropriability is defined as the effectiveness of several protection …

Successful innovation depends on the development and integration of new knowledge in the innovation process. In order …

cooperation may serve as a vehicle to manage information flows. Our results thus suggest that on the one hand the information …

The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance … analyze how they switch between these categories over time. About 25% achieves top performance at least once, while 5% is … persistently top. Analyzing the hazard to first and subsequent top performance shows strong support for an accumulative process …