We investigate whether family ownership is associated with a preference for patents or trade secrets. Using a sample of S&P 500 firms, we show that family ownership is negatively associated with patenting and…
China’s special economic zones (SEZs) have been established to foster business growth and innovation by improving the institutional context of specific sub-regional areas. We examine the effect of SEZs on the…
Junge Unternehmen stehen für Innovation, Wandel und Wachstum – und sind damit ein zentraler Pfeiler für die wirtschaftliche Zukunft eines Landes. Doch die Gründungsdynamik in Deutschland lässt seit Jahren nach.…
Public procurement requirements and voluntary standards are increasingly used to foster environmental product innovations. However, quantitative evidence on their individual and joint effects is absent, and…
