Sectoral Innovation Systems, Corporate Strategies, and Competitiveness of the German Economy in a Globalised World
The EU Barcelona target assumes a close causal relationship between corporate R&D, the competitiveness of business firms and the economic performance of industrial countries. Testing this hypothesis, this paper contrasts innovation and production activities in four research-intensive manufacturing sectors (chemicals and pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles, machinery, and electrical engineering). Starting point are observed long-term changes in world-wide value added of the manufacturing sector. The empirical analysis is based on a unique survey of R&D-intensive business firms in Germany and 50 personal interviews in large industrial companies. The results show that there is no simple connection between R&D and competitiveness. Moreover, the likely consequences of promoting R&D differ substantially between industries
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2015
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Authors: | Rothgang, Michael |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Deutschland | Germany | Internationaler Wettbewerb | International competition | Innovationsmanagement | Innovation management | Industrieforschung | Industrial research | EU-Forschungspolitik | EU research policy | Industrie | Manufacturing industries |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (26 p) |
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Series: | Ruhr Economic Paper ; No. 59 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 1, 2008 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.1280170 [DOI] |
Classification: | L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing ; O23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development ; R32 - Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214112