Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Borders and Frontiers in the Internet Age -- Chapter 2 Socio-Economic Evolution of the European Union: A Frontier Perspective -- Chapter 3 What is the Electronic Frontier? -- Chapter 4 The Electronic Frontier in the European Union -- Conclusions. .

Introduction -- Theoretical and empirical literature on diffusion: A move towards a broader perspective -- Integrating models of diffusion: A conceptual framework for research -- A synoptic review of the Indian automotive and auto components industry -- A comparative regional analysis of Indian...

Theoretische Fundierung des Technologietransfers in multinationalen Unternehmen -- Koordination von Technologietransfers in multinationalen Unternehmen -- Herleitung von Hypothesen zur Koordination von Technologietransfers -- Methoden der empirischen Untersuchung -- Ergebnisse der Untersuchung...

Deutschland gehört zu den größten Wissensproduzenten weltweit, rangiert aber beim Transfer dieses Wissens in die Praxis nur auf Platz 18 von 27 EU-Staaten. Marcel Hülsbeck untersucht die Determinanten der Umsetzung von universitären Forschungsergebnissen in technologische Innovationen. Es...

Firms have discovered that open source (OS) communities can be valuable sources of innovation. However, the access for firms to these communities turned to be intricate. One proven way of how firms can enter OS communities is via their personnel (“men on the inside”). Focusing on...

Biotechnology is considered as a key technology of the 21st century with the potential to offer technological solutions for global health and resource-based problems. Oliver Uecke analyses how early stages of the innovation process in biotechnology can be effectively managed, with the aim to...

Theoretische Grundlagen -- Transferobjekt- bzw. Technologieeigenschaften -- Eigenschaften der beteiligten Unternehmenseinheiten -- Eigenschaften der Beziehung zwischen Sender- und Empfängereinheit -- Koordinationsinstrumente -- Projekteffizienz.

Universities and research institutes are increasingly expected to contribute to society by creating innovation from the returns of their research results and the establishment of new technologies. Toward that goal, Keio University in Japan held an international symposium titled “Fulfilling the...