The influence of mergers and acquisitions on the innovation activity of companies represents a much-examined area of research. So far, only little consideration has been given to the case of a “de-merger”, i.e.…
Under the banner of its “EXIST” programme for business foundations from higher education, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) currently supports 15 regional networks and a range of…
Many countries see increasing investment in education, research, development and innovation as a means of expanding production possibilities. Emphasis is placed on innovation policy because it plays a key role in…
The project is concerned with a comprehensive analysis of the sector of family enterprises in Germany. The analysis focuses on different questions: Main topics are the quantitative assessment of the economic…
The analysis of high-tech start-ups is one of the main areas of work covered by the department of Industrial Economics and International Management. However, ZEW studies to date, along with almost all other…
The project took a demand-side approach to investigating the informal private equity capital market for technology-intensive start-ups in Germany. Particular attention was paid to the role of so-called Business…
The Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC) brings together eight research institutes and universities to establish an international and interdisciplinary research network on European …
The aim of the project is to measure and analyse the innovation behaviour of companies in the metropolitan region of Bremen-Oldenburg in the reference period from 2004 to 2006 with a future outlook on 2008. It is…
In 2005, the European Commission carried out an investigation into the competitiveness of 27 sectors from the manufacturing industry on the basis of the following five criteria: technological progress, …