researchers. In a sample of research groups in the fields of science and engineering at universities in Germany, we identify … research orientation, output, funding as well as openness to industry and commercialization as relevant components. Nests that … attract more public funding and are led by professors with high research performance are more likely to produce researchers …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … public research institutes and private businesses could play a vital role in the process. This paper investigates what …

This paper deals with the effects of publicly funded research at universities, polytechnics and federal research labs … public research institutions. In questioning 2,300 companies we found that less than one tenth of product or process … innovating firms introduced innovations between 1993 and 1995 that would not have been developed without public research. These …

Several reviews and impact assessment studies have concluded that the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and … science. Based on a sample of more than 1,000 scientists at universities and public research institutes in Germany, this paper … sizes, less predefined research topics, a reduced administrative burden, and a higher quality of the peer review system …

This paper analyses the role of creative industries in affecting an economy’s innovation performance. We conducted a … innovative sectors in the economy. They support innovation in a variety of other sectors through creative inputs, such as ideas … for new products (i.e. innovation content), supplementary products and services (such as software) or marketing support …

importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs and institutions involved in innovation and technology development of a … country and calls such a web of interaction a national innovation system. The theoretical and empirical analyses on national … systems of innovation lead to the conclusion that countries differ in the way in which knowledge flows and that innovation …

During the last 20 years, R&D and innovation activities in the service sector have clearly increased. Especially …" of technological information within the economy. They are providers, purchasers or partners in the context of innovation …. A sound innovation capacity, especially knowledge, creativity, market and management skills let them become bridges for …

Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these …