competition spurred by the globalization of the world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune … to the challenges that the globalization brings about. It is a remarkable, and in certain instances worrisome, situation … employment.However, opportunities presented by the globalization and the entwined, simultaneous pressure to innovate opens for …

specific needs of targeted markets. All these developments are leading to the “globalization of innovation”. Based on recent … essential tool to stimulate growth and enable firms to master the competition brought about by the forces of globalization. In … reference model for chances and challenges of global innovation activities. …

The possession of key international technical standards in some technology-based sectors can provide considerable … conducive to successful internationalization, such as supportive international networks, encouraging government policy … the company's efforts at rapid and early internationalization failed. A multiplicity of factors explains how, despite its …

The internationalization of corporate research and development (R&D) is an increasing trend with implications for both … technology (ICT) industries as well as life sciences industries are examined at five locations throughout the world to find … global and regional trends in the internationalization of R&D. More specifically, models are identified based on how foreign …

Innovationsaktivitäten mit externem Know-how zu verknüpfen. Chesbrough (2003) prägt dafür das Konzept „Open Innovation.“ Der zentrale … konzeptionelle Beitrag dieser Arbeit besteht darin, existierende Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema Open Innovation um die Chancen und … Innovation nicht nur die Öffnung von Innovationsaktivitäten über Unternehmensgrenzen hinweg, sondern auch jenseits von nationalen …

In the lead up to the Year 2000 dot.com crash of publicly traded high-technology equities, Information Communication … Technology (ICT) Companies proudly displayed inter-firm allegiances on their newly created websites. These collaborative … product development - collaboration, innovation, and internationalisation - are the core tenets of the accompanying …

High-technology goods for consumers are getting more and more important. These products consist of innovative … suppliers of those goods need to put them in bundles where the need for and use of the technology goods can be guided for a … longer period. The paper shows the conception, impacts and goals of high-technology bundles for consumers. …

main areas of focus are the conception and development of Biotech companies, alliances between Biotech and Pharmaceutical … on changes in technology, marketing, and financing practices. An examination of the changes in technology is undertaken … ‘natural’ appropriability). The knowledge factor is further used to develop the theory of escalation mechanism by …

the decision-making process. Most organizational leaders do not manage change effectively because they fail to acquire the … minimum amount of information necessary to make a sound decision. In large part, this deficiency is a result of considering …