In this work we discuss the impact of the new ICT techno-economic paradigm upon the vertical and horizontal boundaries of the firm and ask whether the change in the sources of competitive advantage has resulted in changes in the size distribution of firms and also in the degree of concentration...

Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, welche Potenziale die Nanotechnologie für eine lange Welle des ökonomischen Fortschritts birgt. Nach Betrachtung ihrer verschiedenen sozioökonomischen Dimensionen kann festgehalten werden, dass die Nanotechnologie zu Recht als eine Schlüsselinnovation...

This paper presents an analysis of innovation behaviour at the firm level across countries with different levels of technological capabilities and economic development. Using data from the Community Innovation Survey for 20 European countries the paper shows that the impact of total innovation...

Of the diverse factors motivating technological change, one factor that has received increasing attention in the recent past has been the protection of intellectual property rights. Given fairly recent changes in the international policy ethos where a regime of stronger intellectual property...