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Working Papers

2022

1. Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2019

2. Markets for technology in Europe: Mapping demand and its drivers
   ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

2018

3. Innovating for the Better? The Role of Advocacy Group Work Experience for Employee Pay
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. RIO Country Report 2017: Germany
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre View citations (3)
5. The organizational design of high-tech startups and product innovation
   IAB-Discussion Paper, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
   Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2017)

2017

6. RIO Country Report 2016: Germany
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre View citations (1)

2016

7. RIO Country Report 2015: Germany
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre

2015

8. RIO Country Report Germany 2014
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre View citations (1)

2013

9. Knowledge search versus knowledge deployment: How foreignness can be both an asset and a liability for firms
   JRC Working Papers on Corporate R&D and Innovation, Joint Research Centre View citations (1)

2011

10. An information economics perspective on main bank relationships and firm R&D
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank (2011) View citations (3)

2009

11. Host Country Contingencies on Knowledge Protection Strategies of Multinational Firms: Bring a Knife to a Gunfight?
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
12. Knowledge sourcing: legitimacy deficits for MNC subsidiaries?
    Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank
13. Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: evidence across Europe
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
14. Selectivity in search strategies for innovation: from incremental to radical, from manufacturing to services
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (2)
15. Specialized search and innovation performance: evidence across Europe
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (6)
16. Young, open and international: the impact of search strategies on the internationalization of new ventures
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)

2008

17. Formal and Strategic Appropriability Strategies of Multinational Firms: A Cross Country Comparison
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
18. Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Innovation on demand--Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?, Research Policy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (143) (2009)
19. Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation: The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)
20. Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2008) View citations (3)
21. The Effects of Experience on Selecting Innovation Projects: Better the Devil You Know
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

2007

22. Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
23. Regional Dimensions of Liability of Foreignness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group
    Also in Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2007)
24. Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: A Comparison of Low- and High-Technology Firms from Thirteen European Countries
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (2)
25. The Pulse of Liability of Foreignness: Dynamic Legitimacy and Experience Effects in the German Car Market
    CIE Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2006) View citations (2)
26. What Makes Foreign Knowledge Attractive to Domestic Innovation Managers?
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)

2006

27. Global Sensing and Sensibility: A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)
28. Innovation Activities Abroad and the Effects of Liability of Foreignness: Where it Hurts
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (12)
29. Lost in Translation: Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (1)

2005

30. Global Idea Sourcing - An empirical investigation into the mechanisms behind the usage of foreign business sources for innovation
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2005) View citations (1)
31. I Like the Way you Move - An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind First Mover and Follower Strategies
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2004) View citations (15)
32. There is no Place Like Home: A Strategic Framework to Overcome Liability of Foreignness in the German Car Market
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2005)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?
   Journal of International Business Policy, 2022, 5, (3), 296-327
2. Dynamic capabilities for hire – How former host-country entrepreneurs as MNC subsidiary managers affect performance
   Journal of International Business Studies, 2022, 53, (4), 657-688 View citations (2)
3. Managing innovation ecosystems around Big Science Organizations
   Technovation, 2022, 116, (C) View citations (11)
4. Marketing learning by exporting – how export-induced marketing expenditures improve firm performance
   Journal of Business Research, 2022, 150, (C), 194-207 View citations (1)
5. SME participation in research grant consortia—the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation
   Small Business Economics, 2022, 59, (4), 1567-1592
6. Standing your ground: Examining the signaling effects of patent litigation in university technology licensing
   Research Policy, 2022, 51, (10) View citations (1)
7. Understanding the unwritten rules of the game: Government work experience and salary premiums in foreign MNC subsidiaries
   Journal of International Business Studies, 2022, 53, (6), 1110-1132 View citations (1)
8. Unintended signals: Why companies with a history of offshoring have to pay wage penalties for new hires
   Journal of International Business Studies, 2022, 53, (3), 534-549 View citations (3)

2021

9. How the organizational design of R&D units affects individual search intensity – A network study
   Research Policy, 2021, 50, (5) View citations (4)
10. Recruiting strategic human capital from MNCs—Does hiring MNC managers enable exporting in domestic firms?
    PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (10), 1-22

2020

11. Patent enforcement across 51 countries – Patent enforcement index 1998–2017
    Journal of World Business, 2020, 55, (4) View citations (23)

2019

12. Signaling valuable human capital: Advocacy group work experience and its effect on employee pay in innovative firms
    Strategic Management Journal, 2019, 40, (4), 685-710 View citations (10)

2018

13. Protecting knowledge: How legal requirements to reveal information affect the importance of secrecy
    Research Policy, 2018, 47, (3), 558-572 View citations (12)

2016

14. Complementarities in the search for innovation—Managing markets and relationships
    Research Policy, 2016, 45, (10), 2036-2053 View citations (19)

2014

15. MNC subsidiary closures: What is the value of employees’ human capital in new jobs&quest
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2014, 45, (6), 723-750 View citations (18)
16. Multinational subsidiary knowledge protection—Do mandates and clusters matter?
    Research Policy, 2014, 43, (8), 1320-1333 View citations (15)

2012

17. Selective search, sectoral patterns, and the impact on product innovation performance
    Research Policy, 2012, 41, (8), 1344-1356 View citations (77)

2010

18. Knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms--A cross-country comparison
    Research Policy, 2010, 39, (7), 956-968 View citations (45)

2009

19. Innovation on demand--Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?
    Research Policy, 2009, 38, (8), 1235-1247 View citations (143)
    See also Working Paper Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations, ZEW Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
20. Liability of foreignness as a barrier to knowledge spillovers: Lost in translation?
    Journal of International Management, 2009, 15, (4), 460-474 View citations (44)
21. Search patterns and absorptive capacity: Low- and high-technology sectors in European countries
    Research Policy, 2009, 38, (3), 495-506 View citations (139)

2008

22. Globalizing Domestic Absorptive Capacities
    Management International Review, 2008, 48, (6), 769-792 View citations (6)
23. Regional economic stress as moderator of liability of foreignness
    Journal of International Management, 2008, 14, (2), 155-172 View citations (6)

Books

2009

1. Die Bedeutung der Automobilindustrie für die deutsche Volkswirtschaft im europäischen Kontext: Endbericht an das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
   ZEW Expertises, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (2)
2. High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland: Optimismus trotz Krise
   ZEW Expertises, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)
3. Innovationsmotor Chemie 2009: FuE-Potenziale und Standortwettbewerb
   ZEW Expertises, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (1)

Chapters

2008

1. Rapid Response Capabilities: The Importance of Speed and Flexibility for Successful Innovation
   Chapter 22 in Management Of Technology Innovation And Value Creation Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of Technology, 2008, pp 359-380