The information and communication technology (ICT) is a cross-section technology. ICT accelerate structural change and has a revitalizing effect especially in advanced economies. For Germany, it is therefore important not to leave behind on the fast growing ICT market and to produce a high...

This paper considers the innovation dynamics in the automotive industry of selected countries. Key elements concern the intensity of patenting networks. The role of innovation dynamics differs across countries which can be explained in terms of headquarter status, the vertical integration of the...

Industry clusters (ICs) have attracted much attention in the recent past. Besides the ever-growing academic interest, ICs have become primary targets of development policy, similarly to foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction and the development of local linkages (for example, supplier...

High innovation capability is indispensable for generating economic growth in developed economies. Cooperations in the innovation process are entered into by companies for reasons of risk diversification or costs and often considered to be an efficient strategy to increase a company’s...