Spyros Arvanitis

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

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1.

Imitation versus Innovation: What Makes the Difference?

KOF Working Papers No. 367
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Aug 2014
Spyros Arvanitis and Florian Seliger
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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innovation, imitation

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Do Mergers and Acquisitions Affect the Performance of Acquiring Firms? Evidence for Swiss Small- and Medium-Sized Firms

KOF Working Papers No. 319
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Oct 2012
Spyros Arvanitis and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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mergers and acquisitions, economic performance, innovation performance

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Knowledge and Technology Transfer (Ktt) Activities between Universities and Firms in Switzerland: The Main Facts - an Empirical Analysis Based on Firm-Level Data

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 115
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 30 Mar 2006
Spyros Arvanitis, Ursina Kubli, Nora Sydow and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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knowledge and technology transfer, innovation activities, R&D actvities

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University-Industry Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Switzerland: The University View

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Working Paper No. 119
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Feb 2006
Spyros Arvanitis, Ursina Kubli, Nora Sydow and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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knowledge and technology transfer

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The Relative Importance of Human Resource Management Practices for a Firm's Innovation Performance

KOF Working Papers No. 341
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Sep 2013
Spyros Arvanitis, Florian Seliger and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), ETH Zürich - KOF Swiss Economic Institute and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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human resource management, workplace organization, innovation performance

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Determinants of Knowledge and Technology Transfer Activities between Firms and Science Institutions in Switzerland: An Analysis Based on Firm Data

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 116
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Mar 2006
Spyros Arvanitis, Ursina Kubli and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Knowledge and technology transfer, innovation activities, R&D activities

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Firms' Strategies for Knowledge and Technology Transfer With Public Research Organisations and Their Impact on Firms' Performance: An Empirical Analysis Based on Firm-Level Data

KOF Working Papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich No. 148
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Dec 2006
Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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R&D strategies, knowledge and technology transfer, innovation activities, R&D

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Innovation, Competition and Incentives for R&D

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Innovation, Competition and Incentives for R&D

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 10-039
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jul 2010
Martin Woerter, Christian Rammer and Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Industrial Economics and International Management Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Innovation, Competition and Incentives for R&D

Swiss Economic Institute KOF Working Paper No. 259
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jun 2010
Martin Woerter, Christian Rammer and Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Industrial Economics and International Management Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Innovation, R&D, Competition

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University-Industry Knowledge Interaction in Switzerland: What University Scientists Think About Co-Operation With Private Enterprises

KOF Working Papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich No. 132
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Jun 2006
Spyros Arvanitis, Ursina Kubli and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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knowledge, technology transfer

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Is There Any Impact of University-Industry Knowledge Transfer on the Performance of Private Enterprises? An Empirical Analysis Based on Swiss Firm Data

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 117
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Mar 2006
Spyros Arvanitis, Nora Sydow and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Knowledge and technology transfer, innovation activities, R&D activities

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Outsourcing and Firm Performance – A Comparative Study of Swiss and Greek Firms

KOF Working Papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, No. 286
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Aug 2011
Spyros Arvanitis and Euripidis N. Loukis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and University of the Aegean
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outsourcing, product innovation, process innovation, average labour productivity

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Innovation and Labour Productivity in the Swiss Manufacturing Sector: An Analysis Based on Firm Panel Data

KOF Working Paper / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich No. 149
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Dec 2006
Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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innovation, labour productivity, R&D expenditures

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Determinants of Swiss Firms' R&D Activities at Foreign Locations: An Empirical Analysis Based on Firm-Level Data

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 127
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Feb 2006
Spyros Arvanitis and Heinz Hollenstein
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
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Foreign R&D, Determinants of foreign R&D, Motives of foreign R&D, OLI

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Are ICT, Workplace Organization and Human Capital Relevant for Innovation? A Comparative Study Based on Swiss and Greek Micro Data

KOF Working Papers No. 333
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Mar 2013
Spyros Arvanitis, Euripidis N. Loukis and Vasiliki Diamantopoulou
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), University of the Aegean and University of the Aegean - Department of Information & Communication Systems Engineering
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ICT, workplace organization, product innovation, process innovation

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The Impact of Venture Capital on the Persistence of Innovation Activities of Swiss Start-Ups

KOF Working Papers No. 332
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Feb 2013
Spyros Arvanitis and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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venture capital, start-ups, innovation performance

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From Knowledge to Added Value: A Comparative, Panel-Data Analysis of the Innovation Value Chain in Irish and Swiss Manufacturing Firms

KOF Working Paper No. 244
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Stephen Roper and Spyros Arvanitis
University of Warwick - Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Innovation, value chain, Switzerland, Ireland

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How Swiss Small- and Medium-Sized Firms Assess the Performance Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions

KOF Working Papers No. 312
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Spyros Arvanitis and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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mergers and acquisitions, economic performance, innovation performance, micro data

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Knowledge Base, Exporting Activities, Innovation Openness and Innovation Performance: A SEM Approach Towards a Unifying Framework

KOF Working Papers No. 361
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Jul 2014
Spyros Arvanitis, Areti Gkypali and Kostas Tsekouras
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), University of Patras - Department of Economics and University of Patras - Department of Economics
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SEM, endogeneity, open innovation strategy, knowledge base, innovation performance, export performance

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Impact of External Knowledge Acquisition Strategies on Innovation – A Comparative Study Based on Dutch and Swiss Panel Data

KOF Working Paper No. 325
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Jan 2013
Spyros Arvanitis, Boris Lokshin, Pierre Mohnen and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University - UNU-MERIT and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Open innovation, R&D collaboration, make, buy strategies

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Factors Determining the Adoption of Energy-Saving Technologies in Swiss Firms – An Analysis Based on Micro Data

KOF Swiss Economic Institute Working Paper No. 257
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 May 2010
Spyros Arvanitis and Marius Christian Ley
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Energy-Saving Technologies, Technology Adoption

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Employee Education, Information and Communication Technology, Workplace Organization and Trade: A Comparative Analysis of Greek and Swiss Enterprises

KOF Working papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, No. 234
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jul 2009
Spyros Arvanitis and Euripidis N. Loukis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and University of the Aegean
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labour demand, labour skills, information technology, workplace organization

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What Determines the Innovation Capability of Firm Founders?

KOF Swiss Economic Institute Working Paper No. 265
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Jan 2011
Spyros Arvanitis and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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Start-Ups, Innovation, Founder Characteristics

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External End Users and Firm Innovation Performance

KOF Swiss Economic Institute Working Paper No. 276
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Mar 2011
Spyros Arvanitis, Barbara Fuchs and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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user innovation, user interaction, lead user, innovation performance

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How Do Different Motives for R&D Cooperation Affect Firm Performance? An Analysis Based on Swiss Micro Data

KOF Working Papers No. 233
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Jul 2009
Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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R&D cooperation, absorptive capacity, incoming spillovers, innovation

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Knowledge Spillovers and Their Impact on Innovation Success - A New Approach Using Patent Backward Citations

KOF Working Papers, No. 414, October 2016
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 31 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2016
Spyros Arvanitis, Florian Seliger and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), ETH Zürich - KOF Swiss Economic Institute and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Knowledge Spillovers; Innovation Success; Knowledge Capital; Patent Citations; Com-petition

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Training Propensity of Start-Ups in Switzerland - A Study Based on Data for the Start-Up Cohort 1996-97

KOF Working Paper No. 199
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 May 2008
Spyros Arvanitis and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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start-ups, training, innovation, firm age

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Firm Characteristics and the Cyclicality of R&D Investments

KOF Swiss Economic Institute Working Paper No. 277
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 10 Apr 2011
Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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R&D, anti-cyclical behaviour, pro-cyclical behaviour

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Are Firm Innovativeness and Firm Age Relevant for the Supply of Vocational Training? - A Study Based on Swiss Micro Data

KOF Working Paper No. 198
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 May 2008
Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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start-ups, training, innovation, firm age

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A Comparison of Firm-Level Innovation Cooperation in Five European Countries

Working papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, No. 232
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Jul 2009
Spyros Arvanitis and Thomas Bolli
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Independent
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national innovation cooperation, international innovation cooperation, innovation performance

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How Do Different Motives for R&D Investment in Foreign Locations Affect Domestic Firm Performance? An Analysis Based on Swiss Panel Micro Data

KOF Swiss Economic Institute Working Paper No. 258
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jun 2010
Spyros Arvanitis and Heinz Hollenstein
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
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Research And Development (R&D), Foreign R&D, Motives Of Foreign R&D, Home Effects Of Foreign R&D, Firm Performance

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Does Energy Policy Hurt International Competitiveness of Firms? A Comparative Study for Germany, Switzerland and Austria

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 16-075
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Nov 2016
Christian Rammer, Sandra Gottschalk, Michael R. Peneder, Martin Woerter, Tobias Stucki and Spyros Arvanitis
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research - Industrial Economics and International Management Research, Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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Energy policy, technology adoption, competitiveness, export, matching approach

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Investigating the Effects of ICT on Innovation and Performance of European Hospitals: An Exploratory Study

KOF Working Paper No. 366
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2014
Spyros Arvanitis and Euripidis N. Loukis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and University of the Aegean
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Did the Reduction of ICT Investment Due to the 2008 Economic Crisis Affect the Innovation Performance of Firms? An Exploratory Analysis Based on Firm Data for the European Glass, Ceramics, and Cement Industry

KOF Working Paper No. 391
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Aug 2015
Spyros Arvanitis and Euripidis N. Loukis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and University of the Aegean
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economic crisis, information and communication technologies (ICT), innovation, ICT-enabled innovation

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The Choice of Foreign Locations of Swiss MNEs: An Analysis Based on Firm Data

KOF Working Papers No. 311
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Spyros Arvanitis, Heinz Hollenstein and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), affiliation not provided to SSRN and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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Foreign Direct Investment, Global Location Portfolios, Intra-Firm Trade

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Determinants of Internationalisation – Do They Differ Among Sectors and Business Functions? Evidence from Firm-Level Data

KOF Working Paper No. 348
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Dec 2013
Spyros Arvanitis, Heinz Hollenstein and Tobias Stucki
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF), Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) and ETH Zürich - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research
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Manufacturing vs. services internationalisation, offshoring vs. exports, internationalisation of business functions, multinational companies, international business strategy

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Exploration or Exploitation of Knowledge from Universities: Does it Make a Difference?

KOF Working Papers No. 322
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Nov 2012
Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)
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knowledge exploration, knowledge exploitation, innovation

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Firms’ Transfer Strategies with Universities and the Relationship with Firms’ Innovation Performance

Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 18, Issue 6, pp. 1067-1106, 2009
Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Woerter
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

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Modes of Labor Flexibility at Firm Level: Are There Any Implications for Performance and Innovation? Evidence for the Swiss Economy

Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 14, Issue 6, pp. 993-1016, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Spyros Arvanitis
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

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stroke, selective decontamination, aspiration pneumonia, elderly