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Innovationsaktivitäten von kmU im verarbeitenden Gewerbe : was zeichnet Imitatoren und originäre Innovatoren aus?

Zimmermann, Volker - 2003

This contribution is concerned with the spread of new products in small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector. Based on an empirical study it is analyzed according to which factors planned product launches are either genuine market novelties or products that are new from the...

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Non-R&D, interactive learning and economic performance : revisiting innovation in small and medium enterprises

Thomä, Jörg; Zimmermann, Volker - 2019

In the present paper, various groups of innovating German SMEs are empirically identified according to their use (or …-oriented DUI group and the STI/DUI group. The corresponding findings confirm that SMEs innovate differently depending on the … learning modes among innovating SMEs relate to overall company performance. Our main observation is that each learning mode is …

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The importance of equity finance for R&D activity : are there differences between young and old companies?

Müller, Elisabeth; Zimmermann, Volker - 2006

information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the district level as …

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The Importance of Equity Finance for R&D Activity - are There Differences between Young and Old Companies?

Müller, Elisabeth - 2014

use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of banking competition at the …

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Non-R&D, Interactive Learning and Economic Performance : Revisiting Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises

Thomä, Jörg - 2019

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Innovation Financing - A Challenge for SMEs (Innovationsfinanzierung - Herausforderung für mittelständische Unternehmen)

Zimmermann, Volker - 2016

This article examines how SMEs finance their innovations. Against the background of financial theoretical … result, SMEs can not fully develop their innovative power …

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Knowledge Protection Practices in Innovating Smes

Thomä, Jörg - 2017

This paper examines the use of innovation protection mechanisms in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). By starting … from a knowledge-based view, the aim is to achive a better understanding of how the role perceived by innovating SMEs of … seems to be essential for many SMEs because of their informal mode of learning and innovation characterized by experience …

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Determinants of Innovation Financing in the SME Sector (Bestimmungsfaktoren der Innovations finanzierung in mittelständischen Unternehmen)

Zimmermann, Volker - 2013

This paper examines the financing of innovations in small and medium sized enterprises. In contrast to other existing studies, the focus is on the proportion of bank credits and internal funds as parts of innovation expenditures. The regression results indicate financing constraints due to...

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Different Groups of SMEs in Germany and Their Recovery

Zimmermann, Volker; Köhler-Geib, Fritzi - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 6, pp. 333-341

Using Germany as an example, this article examines how different groups of small andmedium-sized enterprises were impacted by and recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.The study found that at the onset of the pandemic, turnover losses were experienced notjust by enterprises regarded as poor...

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Innovationshemmnisse in KMU : eine empirische Analyse unter Berücksichtigung des Handwerks

Thomä, Jörg; Zimmermann, Volker - 2016

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