overcoming global environmental problems. This study therefore takes stock of cooperative innovation activities in environmental … direct R&D investments and international trade in environmental technologies. The innovation indicators considered in this … study show strong growth in environmental innovation activities in emerging economies. Germany could support the global …

Securing access to "lead markets" is generally regarded as a key driver for the increasing globalization of innovation … chance of uncertainty reduction for in the innovation process of firms. Lead markets are generally defined in terms of … innovation ; lead markets ; internationalization of R&D ; frugal innovations ; bottom of the pyramid …

a context for component suppliers to ramp up their innovation capabilities as well. For about past 20 years the auto … investigate the prevalent innovation pathways and trajectories in India’s Auto Component Industry. The results indicate that firms … Indian and global companies as well as mergers and acquisitions have accelerated the development of innovation capabilities …

The phenomenon of frugal innovation, as characterized by "affordable excellence", is experiencing increasing acceptance … businesses and fail to comprehend the importance of frugal innovation. They would be well advised to retain their focus on … innovation approaches. Instead of focusing on delivering "more for more for few" they should rather continue to focus on …

China's photovoltaics sector provides an interesting case to examine, if and how the country is aiming at innovation … global PV market, their innovation and production decisions have become crucially important for the global transition towards … technological innovation system for PV in China conducted in this paper shows, that the government has indeed strengthened …

potentials of open global innovation networks are under-utilized. Furthermore, the study shows that frugality can (only) be …