This paper aims at analyzing (a) the factors determining the firms' propensity to outsource various processes (b) the impact of outsourcing on firms' innovation performance as well as labour productivity. The integral investigation of the determining factors as well as the impact of outsourcing...

Based on a representative firm sample for Switzerland we empirically investigated strategic approaches for knowledge and technology transfer KTT) activities between business firms and public research organisations. Based on cluster analysis of 19 different forms for KTT, three types of KTT...

This study explores the factors determining the propensity of Swiss science institutions at the level of a single institute or department to interact with private enterprises in Switzerland (universities and other research institution), i.e. to get involved in knowledge and technology transfer...