Vor dem Hintergrund der hohen Bedeutung von Kooperationen in der Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) in der Biotechnologie-Branche analysieren die Autoren mit einer empirischen Untersuchung relevante Einflussfaktoren auf die Effizienz von zwischenbetrieblichen FuE-Projekten. Basierend auf...

Vor dem Hintergrund der hohen Bedeutung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungskooperationen in der Biotechnologie analysieren die Autoren mit Hilfe einer empirischen Analyse die wesentlichen Einflussfaktoren auf das Management von zwischenbetrieblichen Entwicklungsprojekten. Basierend auf...

"Empirical investigations with enterprise level data from official statistics often use the average wage as a proxy variable for the qualification of the workforce, mostly due to the lack of detailed information on the qualification of the employees. This paper uses unique newly available data...

Genetic resources are living organisms that contain genetic information which is of importance for biotechnological research and development. Facing an accelerated worldwide loss in species diversity, the question is whether commercial trade with genetic resources can generate sufficient...

"Das Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (IAB) führt seit 1996 jährlich eine Arbeitgeberbefragung in ostdeutschen Betrieben durch (IAB-Betriebspanel Ost). Ziel dieser Arbeitgeberbefragung ist es, aktuelle repräsentative Daten über die...

As a basis for the evaluation of the Austrian system of research promotion the development of innovation in Austria, the related structural change as well as the framework conditions which affect the incentives and input factors for innovation, were assessed and compared internationally....

Consolidation measures will shape budgetary development until 2014. However, despite consolidation efforts reforming education and training policies as well as innovation policies is still possible and necessary. This is because these form the basis for sustainable growth. Increases in public...

DIXON A. J. and SEDDIGHI H. R. (1996) An analysis of R & D activities in North East England manufacturing firms: the results of a sample survey, Reg. Studies 30, 287-294. A survey of over 400 firms was carried out to investigate the effect of a number of variables upon R & D activities within...

SUN Y. (2000) Spatial distribution of patents in China, Reg. Studies 34 , 441-454. It is found that patents in China are highly clustered in two groups of provinces: one is the economically fast growing coastal provinces; and the other is inland provinces with large bases of populations, while...

"The paper analyses the specific contribution of competence within the context of industrial innovation processes, based essentially on findings from an empirical study carried out in large-scale enterprises of the pharmaceutical industry. According to the thesis, the organizational context of...