Bücher der Reihe Betriebswirtschaftliche Studien in forschungsintensiven Industrien

The present study provides a common basis for these activities drawing upon research in the field of radical innovation management and corporate entrepreneurship, which are integrated in a new definitional framework of "New Business Creation" (NBC).

In addition, the present research thoroughly studies performance measurement activities in the context of NBC activities and finds that they are an essential component that has been insufficiently addressed by existing theory.

Claudia C. Michalik präsentiert profunde Erkenntnisse über die Erfolgsdeterminanten überdurchschnittlichen Innovationspotenzials im Forschungs- und Entwicklungsbereich und zeigt, dass das Management innovatives Engagement der Mitarbeiter durch umfeld- und anreizgestalterische Aspekte gezielt fördern und optimal steuern kann.

Nicole Hamelau entwickelt eine Konzeption, die die Analyse der Vermögens-, Finanz- und Ertragslage, der internationalen Positionierung, der Diversifikation, der Unternehmensstrategie, der Unternehmensveränderung sowie die Analyse aus kapitalmarktorientierter Sicht umfasst und einen Vergleich von Anspruch - aus Sicht der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung - und Unternehmenswirklichkeit ermöglicht. Die Integration der verschiedenen Instrumente mündet in die Performance Card.

Industry Convergence - as the coalescence of previously separated industry sectors - can be observed in various areas of economic activity and therefore is a phenomenon of growing relevance. Convergence can be induced by the application of technologies across industry sectors or by converging trends regarding the demand side of different industry sectors. However, it results in the development of products, which combine features of different industries. The area of functional foods and nutraceuticals for instance, is an expression of the increasingly blurring boundary between the nutrition and pharmaceutical sectors. In particular, the area of functional foods is a striking example of industry convergence, as it shows converging trends between a technology-driven and a market-driven industry sector. As the term nutraceutical indicates, innovation projects in the context of industry convergence do not seem to follow the conventional path of innovation, but require resources and competences of different industries. The reasoning is that firms in different industries have developed along certain learning paths which have lead to the creation of an idiosyncratic set of competencies. Such a path dependently developed competence base seems not sufficient in times of convergence, where hybrid innovations require competencies and resources rooted in different industries. Generally speaking, firms are confronted with new areas of knowledge which becomes increasingly relevant to their innovation system. Industry convergence, thus, presents a context for innovation management, which not only seems to be a very interesting area of research but alsO is of increasing importance from a business perspective.

Katrin Talke analysiert die Erfolgsrelevanz marktorientierter Einführungsaktivitäten, die sich explizit dem Abbau von Diffusionsbarrieren widmen. Die Ergebnisse einer großzahligen empirischen Untersuchung in verschiedenen Hochtechnologiebranchen zeigen einen deutlichen Erfolgseinfluss marktorientierter Einführungsstrategien und -operationen, die den Abbau externer Diffusionsbarrieren forcieren.. Dieser Erfolgszusammenhang gilt weitgehend unabhängig von der Innovativität des Vorhabens und der Unsicherheit der Marktsituation.

In practically oriented studies, innovation strategy is consistently iden- fied as a key success factor for innovation performance as well as susta- able, overall firm performance. Empirical research has, in comparison to other aspects of innovation management, not devoted much attention to this topic. In addition to this lack of empirically validated results, there is a deficit of clear definition in terms of what is actually meant by inno- tion strategy. Nanja Strecker¿s dissertation starts there and concentrates on three central questions: What characterizes innovation strategy of companies? To what extend does a relationship between innovation str- egy and a firm¿s performance exist and which critical conditions need to be considered for this relationship? Nanja identifies and answers these practically as well as scientifically highly relevant and interesting research questions. The research was conducted in a highly competent manner. Particularly worth emphasizing is the coherent deduction of the conceptual framework as well as the hypotheses, considering prior empirical evidence in a very comprehensive manner. The good conceptual part is even - ceeded by the sophisticated empirical study. Impressively, Nanja proves her methodological competence and diligence when analyzing her data. The presented results are very interesting and, to a large extend, support the formulated hypotheses. Moreover, the present study states meani- ful suggestions for future research in innovation management. For m- agement practice in particular, Nanjäs research provides interesting - vice on how to improve firms¿ innovation management.

Philipp Herzog develops a theoretical framework arguing that Open Innovation and Closed Innovation cultures need to be distinguished. The findings help firms cope with the challenges experienced in implementing the Open Innovation concept.

Based on a large-scale survey, Benjamin Niedergassel identifies several factors enhancing or inhibiting knowledge sharing in research collaborations. He uses these factors to derive practical implications for academia, industry and research policy

Christoph Brast untersucht, wie die Integration der betrieblichen F&E im Rahmen von Unternehmenszusammenschlussen erfolgreich durchgefuhrt werden kann. Im Vordergrund stehen Gestaltungsmerkmale und Ausma der organisatorischen Verzahnung der F&E-Einheiten der Akquisitionspartner sowie das Verhalten der F&E-Mitarbeiter.