Es wird vielfach vermutet, daß die Software-Industrie von starken Netzwerkeffekten geprägt ist. Doch wie hoch sind die … hedonischen Preisansatzes in der Software-Industrie werden beschrieben. Anschlie(3end werden drei Ansätze diskutiert, die …

There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software … developing a growth optimal mixture of open source and closed source software. This optimal scenario is then used as a basis to … examine the co-existence of open and closed source software within various institutional frameworks ranging from no protection …

an active innovation promoter. As such, it has actively implemented innovation policies that focus especially on creating … new funding opportunities and establishing several R&D centres to facilitate information flow and innovation cooperation … electronics SMEs, whether these policies have positively affected innovation intensity in HK. The survey findings indicate that …

innovation was important, there has been little research on opening up the black box of technology at firm-level in the PRC. This … paper undertakes econometric analysis of innovation, learning, and exporting in automobiles and electronics firms in the PRC … using a large-scale dataset to identify the most appropriate innovation proxy. Drawing on recent literature on innovation …

Software is a good with very special economic characteristics. Taking a general definition of software as its starting … and cost structure, the demand, the contestability of software-markets, and the allocative efficiency. In this context it … appears to be reasonable to subsume the various characteristics under the following generic terms: software as a means of data …

Studies analyzing the importance of intra- and inter-regional cooperation for regional innovation performance are …

software industry shows that the global-local dichotomy in the innovation debate does not suffice to describe their complex …In recent years, innovation processes involve more heterogenous actors inside and outside the firm. Little is known … however about the spatial impact of this organisational decomposition of innovation processes (ODIP): Does it lead to a …

We study firm-level adoption of packaged software products of almost 4,000 UK sites between 2000 and 2003. We consider … all software used in a firm as its software product and categorize it into related, but distinct subsystems: the core … three factors that may affect the adoption decision: product complexity, architectural innovation and competency scale. The …

The paper analyses the birth of the Encryption Software Industry (ESI), a new niche in the software industry. Using a … firm competitive advantages. This work shows that innovation and product differentiation, along with investments in co …