tailieunhanh - Collaboration and innovation models in information and communication creative industries – the case of germany

The paper deals with the determinants of cooperation and innovation to examine numerous effects on both activities in German information and communication creative industries. We also test the role of the determinants of innovation performance and their influence on the economic effect of innovation activities in terms of the percentage of innovative products in total turnover. | Journal of ICT, 17, No. 2 (April) 2018, pp: 191–208 How to cite this paper: Stejskal, J., Hajek, P., & Prokop, V. (2018). Collaboration and innovation models in information and communication creative industries – the case of Germany. Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 17 (2), 191–208. COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION MODELS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CREATIVE INDUSTRIES – THE CASE OF GERMANY Jan Stejskal, 2Petr Hajek & 1Viktor Prokop 1 Institute of Economics Sciences Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Pardubice, Czech Republic 2 Institute of System Engineering and Informatics Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Pardubice, Czech Republic 1 ;; ABSTRACT In rapidly changing environment of global knowledge economy, innovations play an important role in the process of gaining competitive advantage. Specifically, information and communication creative industries are dependent on constant technological breakthroughs, new sources of knowledge and high innovativeness. Moreover, new knowledge and innovation outputs of these industries subsequently affect products and processes of other businesses as well as innovation activities within different industries. Knowledge acquisition, utilization and dissemination therefore represent important processes that significantly influence the firms´ innovation activities. It was proven that cooperation is an important determinant that helps to spread the existing knowledge and to create new knowledge through knowledge spillover effects. The paper deals with the determinants of cooperation and innovation to examine numerous effects on both activities in German information and communication creative industries. We also test the role of the determinants of innovation performance and their influence on the economic effect of innovation activities in terms of Received: 12 October 2017 Accepted: 6 February 2018 191 Journal of