Wolfgang Sofka
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First Name: Wolfgang
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Last Name: Sofka
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RePEc Short-ID: pso112
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(in no particular order)Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) (Centre for European Economic Research)
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Homepage: http://www.zew.de/
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Phone: +49/621/1235-01
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Handle: RePEc:edi:zemande (more details at EDIRC)Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre (Department of Economics)
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Universität Hamburg (University of Hamburg)
Homepage: http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/index.php?id=5945
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Phone: +49 (0)40 / 4123-1
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Postal: Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146 Hamburg
Handle: RePEc:edi:fwhamde (more details at EDIRC)Departement Organisatie en Strategie (Department of Organisation and Strategy)
Location: Tilburg, Netherlands
School of Economics and Management
Universiteit van Tilburg (Tilburg University)
Homepage: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/feb/organisation/dept/os/
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Handle: RePEc:edi:dokubnl (more details at EDIRC)
Works
Working papers
- Zimmermann, Jörg & Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Young, open and international: the impact of search strategies on the internationalization of new ventures," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-017, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Köhler, Christian & Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2009. "Selectivity in search strategies for innovation: from incremental to radical, from manufacturing to services," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-066, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2009. "Specialized search and innovation performance: evidence across Europe," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-016, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Shehu, Edlira, 2009. "Host Country Contingencies on Knowledge Protection Strategies of Multinational Firms: Bring a Knife to a Gunfight?," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-002, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2009. "Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: evidence across Europe," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-061, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Schmidt, Tobias & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Knowledge sourcing: legitimacy deficits for MNC subsidiaries?," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 2009,09, Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre.
- Schmidt, Tobias & Schwiebacher, Franz & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "The Effects of Experience on Selecting Innovation Projects: Better the Devil You Know," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-084, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2008. "Managing Search Strategies for Open Innovation: The Role of Environmental Munificence as well as Internal and External R&D," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-075, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Faria, Pedro & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Formal and Strategic Appropriability Strategies of Multinational Firms: A Cross Country Comparison," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-030, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Aschhoff, Birgit, 2008.
"Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match,"
ZEW Discussion Papers
08-033, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-033 [rev.], ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008.
"Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations,"
ZEW Discussion Papers
08-052, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Innovation on demand--Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(8), pages 1235-1247, October.
- Schmiele, Anja & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2007. "Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-045, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Wolfgang Sofka & Jörg Zimmermann, 2007.
"Regional Dimensions of Liability of Foreignness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?,"
Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy
2007-12, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group.
- Wolfgang Sofka & Joerg Zimmermann, 2007. "Regional Dimensions of Liability of Foreignness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?," Jena Economic Research Papers 2007-023, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics.
- Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2007. "Search Patterns and Absorptive Capacity: A Comparison of Low- and High-Technology Firms from Thirteen European Countries," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-062, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang, 2007. "What Makes Foreign Knowledge Attractive to Domestic Innovation Managers?," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-055, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang, 2006. "Innovation Activities Abroad and the Effects of Liability of Foreignness: Where it Hurts," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-29, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Teichert, Thorsten & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2006. "Global Sensing and Sensibility: A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-09, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Schmidt, Tobias, 2006. "Lost in Translation: Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-01, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Kaiser, Ulrich & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2006.
"The pulse of liability of foreignness: dynamic legitimacy and experiences effects in the German car market,"
ZEW Discussion Papers
06-70, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Ulrich Kaiser & Wolfgang Sofka, 2007. "The Pulse of Liability of Foreignness: Dynamic Legitimacy and Experience Effects in the German Car Market," CIE Discussion Papers 2007-01, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics.
- Wolfgang Sofka & Tobias Schmidt, 2005.
"I Like the Way you Move - An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind First Mover and Follower Strategies,"
Industrial Organization
0506010, EconWPA.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Schmidt, Tobias, 2004. "I Like The Way You Move: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind First Mover and Follower Strategies," ZEW Discussion Papers 04-87, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Wolfgang Sofka & Joerg Zimmermann, 2005.
"There is no Place Like Home: A Strategic Framework to Overcome Liability of Foreignness in the German Car Market,"
Industrial Organization
0512003, EconWPA.
- Sofka, Wolfgang & Zimmermann, Jörg, 2005. "There's no Place Like Home: A Strategic Framework to Overcome Liability of Foreignness in the German Car Market," ZEW Discussion Papers 05-84, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Tobias Schmidt & Wolfgang Sofka, 2005. "Lost in Translation - Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as Barriers to Knowledge Spillovers," Industrial Organization 0512012, EconWPA.
- Wolfgang Sofka, 2005.
"Global Idea Sourcing - An empirical investigation into the mechanisms behind the usage of foreign business sources for innovation,"
Industrial Organization
0509004, EconWPA.
- Sofka, Wolfgang, 2005. "Global Idea Sourcing: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind the Usage of Foreign Business Sources for Innovation," ZEW Discussion Papers 05-53, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
Articles
- de Faria, Pedro & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2010. "Knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms--A cross-country comparison," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(7), pages 956-968, September.
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009.
"Innovation on demand--Can public procurement drive market success of innovations?,"
Research Policy,
Elsevier, vol. 38(8), pages 1235-1247, October.
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-052, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
- Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Search patterns and absorptive capacity: Low- and high-technology sectors in European countries," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 495-506, April.
NEP Fields
25 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2005-12-14
- NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (2) 2005-07-03 2007-09-09
- NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (10) 2007-02-17 2007-09-09 2007-12-19 2008-07-20 2009-01-03 2009-04-13 2009-06-10 2009-09-05 2009-09-05 2009-12-19. Author is listed
- NEP-EDU: Education (2) 2008-07-30 2009-01-03
- NEP-EEC: European Economics (3) 2005-12-14 2007-12-19 2009-09-05
- NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (2) 2005-07-03 2009-09-05
- NEP-HPE: History & Philosophy of Economics (1) 2009-01-03
- NEP-INO: Innovation (15) 2005-07-03 2007-02-17 2007-02-17 2007-02-17 2007-09-09 2007-12-15 2008-07-20 2008-07-30 2008-09-29 2009-01-03 2009-01-03 2009-09-05 2009-09-05 2009-12-19 2009-12-19. Author is listed
- NEP-IPR: Intellectual Property Rights (9) 2007-02-17 2007-09-09 2007-12-15 2007-12-19 2008-07-20 2008-07-30 2009-01-03 2009-01-03 2009-09-05. Author is listed
- NEP-KNM: Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy (16) 2006-01-01 2007-02-17 2007-02-17 2007-09-09 2007-12-15 2007-12-19 2008-07-20 2008-07-30 2008-09-29 2009-01-03 2009-01-03 2009-04-13 2009-06-10 2009-09-05 2009-12-19 2009-12-19. Author is listed
- NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2007-12-19
- NEP-LAW: Law & Economics (1) 2007-03-17
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (5) 2007-09-09 2008-09-29 2009-01-03 2009-01-03 2009-09-05. Author is listed
- NEP-NET: Network Economics (3) 2007-02-17 2008-07-30 2009-01-03
- NEP-PPM: Project, Program & Portfolio Management (3) 2007-02-17 2008-09-29 2009-01-03
- NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (2) 2009-09-05 2009-09-05
- NEP-TID: Technology & Industrial Dynamics (2) 2007-02-17 2008-09-29
- NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2009-12-19
Statistics
Most cited item
- Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Search patterns and absorptive capacity: Low- and high-technology sectors in European countries," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 495-506, April.
Most downloaded item (past 12 months)
- Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-052, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.
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