Recent theoretical work has been able to explain how even within narrowly defined industries, firms can exhibit heterogeneous degrees of participation in international commerce. Differences in productivity…
The study empirically analyzes the chazacteristics and determinants ofstart-ups from unemployment in Germany. Individual unemployment is shown to be an important push-factor for the transition to…
Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this…
