Low-tech Innovation : Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector

Introduction -- Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects -- Economic Relevance and the Future Potential of Non-R&D-Intensive Industries -- Patent Activities in Non-R&D-Intensive Technology Areas -- The Development of Qualification and Employment Structures in Non-R&D-Intensive Industry Sectors - The Case of Germany -- The Market Environment and Competitive Factors of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Innovation Strategies and Patterns of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Non-R&D-Intensive Firms' Innovation Sourcing -- The Absorptive Capacity of Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Managing Innovation in Non-R&D-Intensive Firms -- Policy Implications and Future Challenges -- The Economic Relevance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Ability of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms: Summary of the Empirical Evidence and Further Outlook.