This Handbook brings together 49 international specialists to address an issue of increasing importance for the world’s post-industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services.

Innovation measurement in the knowledge-intensive services (KIS) industry is very complex, due to a lack of adequate innovation indicators. A rather new empirical approach involves the analysis of trademarks for the measurement. This paper aims to explore the use and relevance of trademarks for...

Das Buch von Christiane Hipp untersucht Innovationsprozesse von Dienstleistungsprozessen. Sie stellt den aktuellen Stand der Innovationsforschung dar und überträgt vielversprechende Ansätze auf den Dienstleistungsbereich. Anknüpfungspunkte ergeben sich beispielsweise bei der evolutorischen...

Umweltschutz ist Teil der staatlichen Zukunftsvorsorge. Aus diesem Auftrag leitet sich die Förderung umwelttechnologischer Innovationen durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie (BMBF) ab. Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem ökologischen Nutzen und der...

In economic, scientometric and innovation research, often so-called specialization indices are used. These indices measure comparative strengths or weaknesses as well as specialization profiles of the observation units with respect to certain criteria, such as patenting and publication or trade...

This book focuses on the emerging field of evolutionary economic policy, highlighting the interface between the state, markets, and the evolutionary complexity of modern economies. The contributors explore the possibilities and limitations of governance, and provide a unique platform for the...

It is a general understanding that the advanced economies are currently undergoing a fundamental transformation into knowledge-based societies. There is a firm belief that this is based on the development of high-tech industries. Correspondingly, in this scenario low-tech sectors appear to be...