Wolfgang Sofka

Research output

Working papers

1. Reda Cherif & Fuad Hasanov & Christoph Grimpe & Wolfgang Sofka, 2022. "Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies," IMF Working Papers 2022/192, International Monetary Fund.
   • Reda Cherif & Christoph Grimpe & Fuad Hasanov & Wolfgang Sofka, 2023. "Promoting Innovation: The Differential Impact of R&D Subsidies," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 187-241, December.
2. Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang & Schulz, Philipp & Borchhardt, Geoffrey Thilo, 2019. "Markets for technology in Europe: Mapping demand and its drivers," ZEW Discussion Papers 19-043, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
3. Grimpe, Christoph & Murmann, Martin & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2018. "The organizational design of high-tech startups and product innovation," IAB-Discussion Paper 201801, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
   • Grimpe, Christoph & Murmann, Martin & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2017. "The organizational design of high-tech startups and product innovation," ZEW Discussion Papers 17-074, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
4. Grimpe, Christoph & Kaiser, Ulrich & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2018. "Innovating for the Better? The Role of Advocacy Group Work Experience for Employee Pay," IZA Discussion Papers 11649, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
5. Wolfgang Sofka & Edlira Shehu & Hristo Hristov, 2018. "RIO Country Report 2017: Germany," JRC Research Reports JRC111264, Joint Research Centre.
6. Wolfgang Sofka & Sprutacz Maren, 2017. "RIO Country Report 2016: Germany," JRC Research Reports JRC105845, Joint Research Centre.
7. Sofka Wolfgang & Sprutacz Maren, 2016. "RIO Country Report 2015: Germany," JRC Research Reports JRC101181, Joint Research Centre.
8. Wolfgang Sofka, 2015. "RIO Country Report Germany 2014," JRC Research Reports JRC96485, Joint Research Centre.
9. Jörg Zimmermann & Wolfgang Sofka, 2013. "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 2013-03, Joint Research Centre.
10. Hoewer, Daniel & Schmidt, Tobias & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2011. "An information economics perspective on main bank relationships and firm R&D," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 2011,19, Deutsche Bundesbank.
    • Hoewer, Daniel & Schmidt, Tobias & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2011. "An information economics perspective on main bank relationships and firm R&D," ZEW Discussion Papers 11-055, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
11. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
12. Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2009. "Specialized search and innovation performance: evidence across Europe," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-016, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
13. Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2009. "Searching for innovation in market and transition economies: evidence across Europe," ZEW Discussion Papers 09-061, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
14. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
15. Schmidt, Tobias & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Knowledge sourcing: legitimacy deficits for MNC subsidiaries?," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 2009,09, Deutsche Bundesbank.
16. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
17. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
18. Sofka, Wolfgang & Aschhoff, Birgit, 2008. "Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-033, ZEW - Leibniz Centre 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
19. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
20. Aschhoff, Birgit & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Innovation on Demand: Can Public Procurement Drive Market Success of Innovations," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-052, ZEW - Leibniz Centre 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.
21. Faria, Pedro & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2008. "Formal and Strategic Appropriability Strategies of Multinational Firms: A Cross Country Comparison," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-030, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
22. 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 Economics Research Papers 2007-023, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
23. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
24. Schmiele, Anja & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2007. "Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-045, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
25. 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.
    • Kaiser, Ulrich & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2006. "The pulse of liability of foreignness: dynamic legitimacy and experiences effects in the German car market," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-070, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
26. Sofka, Wolfgang, 2007. "What Makes Foreign Knowledge Attractive to Domestic Innovation Managers?," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-055, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
27. 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 06-009, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
28. Sofka, Wolfgang, 2006. "Innovation Activities Abroad and the Effects of Liability of Foreignness: Where it Hurts," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-029, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
29. 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, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
30. Wolfgang Sofka, 2005. "Global Idea Sourcing - An empirical investigation into the mechanisms behind the usage of foreign business sources for innovation," Industrial Organization 0509004, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
31. 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, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
32. Tobias Schmidt & Wolfgang Sofka, 2005. "Lost in Translation - Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as Barriers to Knowledge Spillovers," Industrial Organization 0512012, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Sofka, Wolfgang & Schmidt, Tobias, 2006. "Lost in Translation: Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as a Barrier to Knowledge Spillovers," ZEW Discussion Papers 06-001, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.

Articles

1. Golovko, Elena & Lopes-Bento, Cindy & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2022. "Marketing learning by exporting – how export-induced marketing expenditures improve firm performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 194-207.
2. Li-Ying, Jason & Sofka, Wolfgang & Tuertscher, Philipp, 2022. "Managing innovation ecosystems around Big Science Organizations," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
3. Wolfgang Sofka & Christoph Grimpe & Fuad Hasanov & Reda Cherif, 2022. "Additionality or opportunism: Do host-country R&D subsidies impact innovation in foreign MNC subsidiaries?," Journal of International Business Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(3), pages 296-327, September.
4. Wolfgang Sofka & Christoph Grimpe & Ulrich Kaiser, 2022. "Understanding the unwritten rules of the game: Government work experience and salary premiums in foreign MNC subsidiaries," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 53(6), pages 1110-1132, August.
5. Alina Grecu & Wolfgang Sofka & Marcus M. Larsen & Torben Pedersen, 2022. "Unintended signals: Why companies with a history of offshoring have to pay wage penalties for new hires," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 53(3), pages 534-549, April.
6. Christoph Grimpe & Wolfgang Sofka & Andreas P. Distel, 2022. "SME participation in research grant consortia—the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(4), pages 1567-1592, December.
7. Horner, Sam & Papageorgiadis, Nikolaos & Sofka, Wolfgang & Angelidou, Sofia, 2022. "Standing your ground: Examining the signaling effects of patent litigation in university technology licensing," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(10).
8. Andreas P. Distel & Wolfgang Sofka & Pedro de Faria & Miguel Torres Preto & António Sérgio Ribeiro, 2022. "Dynamic capabilities for hire – How former host-country entrepreneurs as MNC subsidiary managers affect performance," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 53(4), pages 657-688, June.
9. Brennecke, Julia & Sofka, Wolfgang & Wang, Peng & Rank, Olaf N., 2021. "How the organizational design of R&D units affects individual search intensity – A network study," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(5).
10. Pedro de Faria & Torben Schubert & Wolfgang Sofka, 2021. "Recruiting strategic human capital from MNCs—Does hiring MNC managers enable exporting in domestic firms?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(10), pages 1-22, October.
11. Papageorgiadis, Nikolaos & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2020. "Patent enforcement across 51 countries – Patent enforcement index 1998–2017," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 55(4).
12. Christoph Grimpe & Ulrich Kaiser & Wolfgang Sofka, 2019. "Signaling valuable human capital: Advocacy group work experience and its effect on employee pay in innovative firms," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(4), pages 685-710, April.
13. Sofka, Wolfgang & de Faria, Pedro & Shehu, Edlira, 2018. "Protecting knowledge: How legal requirements to reveal information affect the importance of secrecy," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 558-572.
14. Grimpe, Christoph & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2016. "Complementarities in the search for innovation—Managing markets and relationships," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(10), pages 2036-2053.
15. Wolfgang Sofka & Miguel Torres Preto & Pedro de Faria, 2014. "MNC subsidiary closures: What is the value of employees’ human capital in new jobs?," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 45(6), pages 723-750, August.
16. Sofka, Wolfgang & Shehu, Edlira & de Faria, Pedro, 2014. "Multinational subsidiary knowledge protection—Do mandates and clusters matter?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(8), pages 1320-1333.
17. Köhler, Christian & Sofka, Wolfgang & Grimpe, Christoph, 2012. "Selective search, sectoral patterns, and the impact on product innovation performance," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(8), pages 1344-1356.
18. 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.
19. 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 - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
20. 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.
21. Schmidt, Tobias & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "Liability of foreignness as a barrier to knowledge spillovers: Lost in translation?," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 15(4), pages 460-474, December.
22. Sofka, Wolfgang & Zimmermann, Jörg, 2008. "Regional economic stress as moderator of liability of foreignness," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 155-172, June.
23. W. Sofka, 2008. "Globalizing Domestic Absorptive Capacities," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 48(6), pages 769-792, December.

Chapters

1. Christoph Grimpe & Wolfgang Sofka, 2008. "Rapid Response Capabilities: The Importance of Speed and Flexibility for Successful Innovation," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Mostafa Hashem Sherif & Tarek M Khalil (ed.), Management Of Technology Innovation And Value Creation Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on Management of Technology, chapter 22, pages 359-380, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..

Books

1. Legler, Harald & Gehrke, Birgit & Krawczyk, Olaf & Schasse, Ulrich & Rammer, Christian & Leheyda, Nina & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "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, number 110502.
2. Rammer, Christian & Sofka, Wolfgang & Legler, Harald & Gerke, Birgit & Krawczyk, Olaf, 2009. "Innovationsmotor Chemie 2009: FuE-Potenziale und Standortwettbewerb," ZEW Expertises, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 110519.
3. Heger, Diana & Höwer, Daniel & Licht, Georg & Metzger, Georg & Sofka, Wolfgang, 2009. "High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland: Optimismus trotz Krise," ZEW Expertises, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 110509.