Innovative activities have been considered mandatory for surviving in a dynamic market environment, inter alia in the machinery industry. Nothing has received as much attention as innovation, which has been pinpointed as the fundamental driving force for economic growth and welfare as well as a...

Government funding actively engages in private R&D investment to enhance firm innovation. At the same time, firms are forced to find additional sources of competitive advantage, e.g., through cooperation based on the triple- or quadruple-helix principles. This paper analyses whether government...

Business Models for the Circular Economy: A European Perspective: Aim of the Book and Overview of the Different Chapters -- Part I: State of the Art and Major Trends -- Business models for Circular Economy: A Literature Review with Bibliometric and Topic Analysis -- Sustainable circular business...