Bereits Schumpeter (1934, 1942) beschreibt, wie technologischer Fortschritt die neuartige und wertschaffende Kombination von Ressourcen ermöglicht. Das dadurch entstehende Ungleichgewicht im Markt ermöglicht es Unternehmern, diese „Chancen“ zu verfolgen und neue Technologien in...

The established theories on the performance of the foreign firm in host country markets raise a puzzle: on the one hand, foreign ventures may be more likely to possess certain advantages that could help them outperform local competitors. On the other hand, foreign ventures suffer a disadvantage...

Wie der Leser schnell erkennen wird, sind die grundlegenden entwicklungstheoretischen Einsichten dieser Arbeit keineswegs neu : Der Verfasser verdankt sie Joseph A. Schumpeter, Friedrich August von Hayek und Jochen R?pke. Das Individuum wird in diesem Buch in urliberaler Vorstellung als der...

This study seeks to make a theoretical contribution to the rapidly growing field ofInternational Entrepreneurship by investigating the process of internationalization of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Bell, McNaughton, Young & Crick, (2003) emphasized the need for researchers to...

We investigate the recently advanced theory that high-technology workers are drawn to high amenity locations and then the high-technology jobs follow the workers. Using a novel data set that tracks high-technology job growth by U.S. county, we estimate spatial parameters of the response of job...

Competitive and high-risk environments require complex high technology systems, which need to be supported and maintained over their respective life cycles. These systems often have a significant consequence of failure, and require complex management systems to achieve their operational...

In today?s global economy innovation is presented as the key to economic development and sustainability. Only through innovation can companies ensure their progress and their place in the market and can become strong enough to survive and prosper. By creating a favourable environment for...

This research was initiated in the belief that new product development requires the integration of diverse knowledge located in different units or organizations. In recent decades, evolutionary scholars have emphasized the importance of coherent systems and regional scientists have highlighted...

The Department of Petroleum Engineering at Curtin University had its inception in 1998. For the last 10 years,it lectured the Masters in petroleum engineering course to local Australian and international students, graduatingmore than 200 students. The rapid increase in the price of oil during...