Das im Jahre 1999 ins Leben gerufene GET UP - Gründernetzwerk hatte zum Ziel, die Zahl technologie- bzw. wissensbasierter Unternehmensgründungen in Thüringen spürbar zu steigern und die Gründeratmosphäre an den beteiligten Hochschulen nachhaltig zu verbessern. Der Beitrag analysiert hierzu...

The paper provides an insight into the efforts of Germany to create a culture of entrepreneurship at higher-education institutions and to promote university-based start-ups. The focus is on one particular network initiative - GET UP - which is part of the federal program EXIST University-based...

In 2002 a survey conducted by the University of Applied Sciences Jena pointed out that many young technology-based firms in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany strive for international contacts. 50% of the enterprises that have been surveyed operated internationally, 40 % intends to establish...

This paper introduces a new type of R&D subsidy, which is conditional on the success of the R&D project. In a three-stage model, the government chooses a subsidy(ies) in the first stage; in the second stage, a monopolist chooses R&D effort which determines the size or the probability of success...

Die Bedeutung der Hochschulen im Innovationsprozess von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft kann nicht hoch genug veranschlagt werden. Ihre Aufgaben beschränken sich nicht mehr nur auf die Generierung und Vermittlung von Wissen, hinzugetreten ist mittlerweile auch die sog. Entrepreneurial Science, die...

We present Turkey’s manufacturing-sector innovation data and, for the first time, analyze likely relationships among GDP growth, sectoral innovation intensities, energy consumptions, and energy-saving potentials. We detect a power-law-like relationship between the projected energy-saving...

This paper discusses the idea of strategic change with context to TQM & Innovation. As strategic change consists of continuous change and discontinuous change, so that’s why we analysed both because these are the emergent factor of total quality management and innovation. It also explains the...

Innovation is a  polymorph, complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The changing context of Economic issues gives innovation a central role in the performance of Tunisian firms. In recent years, Tunisia's economy has become more complex and knowledge-based while recording remarkable performances...

The effectiveness of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) as instruments of innovation policy has generated thriving debate among academics, practitioners and policy makers. However, research mostly does not consider STPs’ heterogeneity. The present paper analyses the influence of different STP...