Innovations have acquired a key-role in the growth and competition strategies of firms today. They are regarded as an essential tool to stimulate growth and enable firms to master the competition brought about by the forces of globalization. In developed countries they are thought to provide a...

Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their ¤R& D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for inter¤national R&D as well as the consequences that they have for...

On the threshold of the 21st century, an intensive debate about globalisation of R&D and technology markets is of crucial importance. Globalisation will carry on changing the framework for company strategies and subsequently for p¤ ublic policies. These conference proceedings contain the papers...

Darlegung der globalen Trends in der Gestaltung von Innovationssystemen anhand von vier ausgewählten Merkmalen - Aufwendungen für Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E), Produzenten-Nutzer-Beziehungen, Intermediäre sowie Technologieprogramme. Es wird gezeigt, dass sich ein weltweit uniformer Trend...