The Geography of Small Firm Innovation offers a unique look at the importance of geographic proximity to the innovative activity of high-tech small firms. The book explores the concentration of innovation across metropolitan areas in the United States during the 1990s, by introducing a novel...

This volume of selected articles is being released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of...

Basics of investigation -- Conceptualization of market-driving behavior in emerging firms -- Measurement of market-driving behavior in emerging firms -- Empirical study of market-driving behavior in emerging technology firms -- Discussion -- Summary

How did Japanese companies, technology-supporting organizations, and governments reformulate organizational strategies, industrial structures, and institutions to revive Japanese high-tech industries in the 1990s? This book takes a comprehensive look at this question by integrating the fields of...

Grundlagen -- Modell zur akquisitionsbedingten Wertänderung von Akquisitionssubjekten -- Empirische Untersuchung -- Anwendung der Ergebnisse der empirischen Studie auf aktuelle Unternehmensakquisitionen -- Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse.

Preface -- Chapter 1 Opening Address -- Chapter 2 What Makes an Exchange a Unique Institution? -- Chapter 3 Mid-Day Address -- Chapter 4 Competitive Challenges in the Marketplace -- Chapter 5 Wherein lie the Growth Opportunities? -- Chapter 6 IPO Capital Raising in the Global Economy -- Chapter...

This book takes an in-depth look at the software industry as a major factor in future global economic performance. It explores how software-based companies are a significant factor behind economic growth and serve as important bridge builders between industries. Countries with a weak and...

Relevante Unterschiede zwischen Wachstumsunternehmen und etablierten Unternehmen -- Wesentliche Grundlagen und Elemente von Lean Startup -- Ausgewählte Ergebnisse einer Expertenbefragung -- Handlungsempfehlungen für die Anwendung von Lean Startup in Konzernen und Mittelstandsunternehmen.