The project aims at analysing the state and current development of industry-science relations (ISR) in Germany. The analyses focus on fourissues: (a) characterising the level of ISR in Germany with respect to…
In the international diffusion of innovations one can observe that a particular technological design such as the facsimile machine, the personal computer or the mobile cellular telephone is often adopted by one…
While in the early nineties the long-term objective of preserving ecological viability featured at the center of public attention, this focus has currently shifted to the politically predominant concern with…
Global competition gradually affects small companies and service providers and no longer only large corporations. The changes in production, organisation and decision structures pose particular challenges to the…
The project is supposed to significantly contribute to closing the scientific gap concerning the economic impacts of information technology (IT). These are still being discussed controversially, even though IT has…
The goal of the project is an empirical analysis of knowledge flows in the European manufacturing industry and service sector, and of the implications of knowledge flows for the corresponding innovation behaviour.…