Angesichts der gesamtgesellschaftlichen Situation sowie der aktuellen demographischen Veränderungen wird ein kontinuierliches Lernen im Lebenslauf immer wichtiger. Wie aber positionieren sich Hochschulen in diesem Umfeld? Agieren sie als „important player“ oder zeigen sie derzeit eher ein...

Chambers of commerce are omnipresent in domestic public policy and play a crucial role in business self-governance. However, they are rather neglected in both public and scientific debates and seem to be in decline. This volume fills this gap in research on organised business and state-market...

The Innovation Act was introduced by the French government in 1999, with the aim of encouraging academic institutions to protect and commercialize their scientists’ inventions. We explore the effects of the Act on the distribution of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) over academic...