In addition to classifying the current understanding of the offshoring phenomenon, Simon Plankenhorn examines potential offshoring opportunities for innovation projects- from a conceptual and an empirical perspective. Leading European sponsors in five industries were questioned and confirmed the...

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...

This book aims to bind together latest theories on creation of innovative clusters and operating modalities, empirical analysis, and several new formal models describing cluster formation and dynamics. Another objective of the book is the analysis of the role of the innovative activities on the...

While this book contains numerous facts and empirical findings and touches on policy issues, its main contribution to the existing literature lies in the theoretical perspective it offers. The core of this book is a general equilibrium theory of labor and marriage presented in Chapter 2, which...

Sebastian Burchhardt develops a game theory model that analyzes the possible behavioral patterns of employees during MA processes and the impact of such patterns on the success of the transaction itself. The result is the development of a principal-multi-agent model that allows for endogenous...

Eine der wichtigsten Fragen in der Entrepreneurship-Forschung lautet: Warum sind manche Firmen erfolgreich und andere nicht? Viele Einflussfaktoren wurden diskutiert, eindeutige Aussagen sind aber schwierig, denn die Gründung von Unternehmen ist ein komplexer, individueller und dynamischer...

The book brings together research communities from different disciplines and countries, and offers an exchange about theoretical frameworks and practical experiences to guide research and policy "towards environmental innovation systems". The contributions selected explore new directions of...

Management and Risk -- The Human Being And Risks -- Principles of Risk Management in Design -- Risk Management at Debugging Tests -- Risk Management In Operation On Basis Of Monitoring -- Risk Management on Dangerous Plant -- Transparency of Methods for Estimation -- Bases of Logic and...