indicator of innovation-related power exhibits a considerable southnorth, west-east, and urban-rural divide. The huge lead … are the only positive exceptions to a general innovation weakness in eastern Germany. The major challenge for Germany is … to continue catching up with the global leaders in an increasingly intense research, development and innovation race. To …

Innovation gilt als der Schlüssel zu Wirtschaftswachstum und in der modernen Ökonomie nimmt der Entrepreneur dabei die … Grundvoraussetzung für Innovation und Wachstum fördern. Speziell infolge der Banken- und Staatsschuldenkrise sieht Europa erneut …Innovation is regarded as the key to economic growth and entrepreneurs take a leading role in promoting innovation in …

In Germany there is considerably less innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) than in large companies …. The government's arrangements for promoting innovation provide only a limited corrective here, not least because they are … on R&D. If the EU's target of raising innovation intensity to 3 percent of GDP is to be achieved, however, policymakers …

seven aspects, the study focuses on the need for research and on obstacles to innovation when it comes to implementing … resources within the companies themselves are felt to present considerable obstacles to innovation. In its final chapter, the …