Staatliche Innovationsförderung erklärt Firmen, besonders kleinere Unternehmen, die Hindernissen zur Innovationstätigkeitgegenüberstehen, zu unterstützen. Frühere Studien haben gezeigt, dass staatliche Programme diese Ziele nicht erreichen. Aber in der Vergangenheit wurde hierbei selten...

Im letzten Jahrzehnt haben sich die Anstrengungen verstärkt, in der Region Hamburg einen tragfähigen Standort für moderne Biotechnologien zu etablieren. Die wachsende Intensität der Hamburger Biotechnologieförderung kann als Reflex auf den drastischen Einbruch neu gegründeter...

Das Hauptanliegen dieser Arbeit ist eine ganzheitliche (d. h. sowohl einzel- als auch gesamtwirtschaftliche) Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Innovation; konkret, die betriebswirtschaftliche Betrachtung der Entstehung von Innovatio-nen, da Unternehmen diejenige Akteure sind, die Innovationen auf...

This article applies the concept of ‘innovation territories’ to explain the recent export success of the Australian Wine Industry. Recent data collected from four ‘New World’ wine producing countries are contrasted in order to investigate ‘innovation territories’ that in the...

[From the Introduction]. In the early 1980s, awareness grew of the important role that R&D plays in the process of economic growth. As a result of this, both the policy makers and academia institutionalised the idea that "technological development had a significant impact on the growth in...

The Commission's general approach with regard to competitiveness is inspired by the 1990 Communication (Bangeman I), the White Paper (Growth, Competitiveness, and Employment) of December 1993 and the 1994 Communication (Bangeman II). The European Commission has repeatedly stressed the need to...

The Commission's general approach with regard to competitiveness is inspired by the 1990 Communication (Bangeman I), the White Paper (Growth, Competitiveness, and Employment) of December 1993 and the 1994 Communication (Bangeman II). The European Commission has repeatedly stressed the need to...

In the last two years, the major jurisdictions for equity trading, the U.S. and the E.U., introduced significant reforms in their market structure regulation, following diametrically opposite approaches. While the E.U. effort is deregulatory and decentralized, aiming to facilitate competition...

[From the Introduction]. In the early 1980s, awareness grew of the important role that R&D plays in the process of economic growth. As a result of this, both the policy makers and academia institutionalised the idea that "technological development had a significant impact on the growth in...

[From the Introduction]. In light of these challenges that face EU policy makers, this paper attempts to address two fundamental questions: What is innovation? And what kind of policy is best suited for the job − one anchored in competition policy or industrial policy? Evaluation of the EU’s...