Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // forthcoming

    Open Innovation Deficiency: Evidence on Project Abandonment and Delay

    The concept of Open Innovation (OI) has breathed new life into both empirical research and industry practice concerned with distributed and collaborative modes of innovating. While much of the empirical…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2025

    Continuing opportunity recognition in young ventures—the role of founder and joiner experience

    We analyze the continuing role of prior technical experience of top-management team (TMT) members for opportunity recognition beyond the initial market entry choice in young ventures. We are drawing on and…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2025

    Cluster policy, innovation, and firm productivity. An econometric assessment of the Flemish Spearhead Cluster program

    The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives. In this paper,…

  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 25-12 // 2025

    Missed Potential? The Role of Migrant Entrepreneurs in Shaping Germany’s Future Economy

    Entrepreneurship is essential for innovation and economic growth. Newly founded companies contribute to innovation and technology diffusion and increase pressure on incumbent firms to innovate. In Germany,…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 25-062 // 2025

    Intangible Assets and Productivity at the Firm Level: R&D versus non-R&D Intangibles

    Intangible assets have increasingly been identified as a main source of productivity gains. Since the pioneering work by Corrado, Hulten, and Sichel (2005), empirical research has largely focused on macro and…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 25-061 // 2025

    Firms’ Disclosure of University Ties on Their Website: An Explorative Analysis of Ist Role for Innovation Performance

    This paper explores a novel web-based indicator to examine how firms’ disclosure of university ties on their websites shapes their innovation performance. First, using data from the German Community Innovation…