Over the last years, there has been a significant increase in the attention paid to the activities of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). KIBS produce and duffus knowledge, which is crucial for innovation processes. The paper gives an overview of the role and function of KIBS in...

This contribution is concerned with the spread of new products in small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector. Based on an empirical study it is analyzed according to which factors planned product launches are either genuine market novelties or products that are new from the...

Langfristig steigende Energiekosten, der bereits eingesetzte Klimawandel und knapper werdende Ressourcen lassen die Energieeffizienz in der Produktion mehr und mehr zu einem strategisch wichtigen Thema im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe werden. Insgesamt schätzen die Betriebe des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes...