Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2015

    The Impact of Captive Innovation Offshoring on the Effectiveness of Organizational Adaptation

    We analyze the effects of captive offshoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their organizational structures. Basing our arguments on the complexity theory, we use three consecutive waves…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-016 // 2015

    Women on the Board and Executive Duration – Evidence for European Listed Firms

    The participation of women in top-level corporate boards (or rather the lack of it) is subject to intense public debate. Several countries are considering legally binding quotas to increase the share of women on…

  3. ZEWnews English edition // 2015

    01/02 - 2015

  4. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship

    This paper is one of the first studies to examine the link between infrastructure and entrepreneurship. Because infrastructure can enhance connectivity and linkages that facilitate the recognition of…