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in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior.... …
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In this paper we analyse the decision of firms in the Canadian manufacturing sectorto co-operate on innovation projects …. Our focus is on the motives behind this decisionand the firm characteristics, both general and with respect to innovation … activities,which influence the motives for innovation co-operation. Using data from theCanadian Survey of Innovation 2005 we find …
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In this paper we investigate the factors that lead firms to cooperate withpartners from foreign countries on innovation … activities. Portuguese and Germandata from the harmonised Community Innovation Survey (CIS III) allow us tocompare innovation …
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Das Wachstums- und Entwicklungspotenzial von Volkswirtschaften hängt entscheidendvon den privaten Investitionen in das Produktionspotenzial ab. Umihre Wettbewerbsposition zu erhalten und auszubauen betreiben UnternehmenForschung und Entwicklung (FuE). Bei zunehmendem globalem Wettbewerb,sich...
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Auch im neunten Jahr der staatlichen Einheit weisen die Arbeitsmarkt- und Wirtschaftsstrukturenin den neuen Bundesländern noch erhebliche Defizite auf. Währendder transformationsbedingte Strukturwandel bei weitem noch nicht bewältigt ist, stellendie Veränderungen in der globalen...
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specialized R&D institutions. This public-private partnership seems particularly useful in the early phases of innovation … phases of innovation (idea generation, evaluation and selection) to increase the innovative capability of firms in a given …
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Because of the high degree of technological complexity and the increasing convergence of new technologies, it is becoming more and more difficult to develop advanced products for those companies who solely rely on their own in-house `core competencies´. One possible response made to these...
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We empirically investigate the impact of incentive scheme structure on the degree ofcooperation in firms using a unique and representative data set. Combining employee surveydata with detailed firm level information on the relative importance of individual, team, andcompany performance for...
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Teamwork and cooperation between workers can be of substantial value to a firm, yet thelevel of worker cooperation often varies between individual firms. We show that thesedifferences can be the result of labor market competition if workers have heterogeneouspreferences and preferences are...
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Based on the LEN-model KRAPP (1999, 2000) analyses for different constellations howcollusive behaviour of agents influences the principal’s welfare. We try to complement this analysisby considering additional scenarios. Furthermore, we take into account that the principal cannot ap-praise...
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