This paper explores offshoring of firms’ research and development functions. Our analysis employs a previously untapped and unique Eurostat International Sourcing Survey. The results are easy to summarize. First, the magnitude of R&D offshoring is small. Second, a large majority of R&D is...

Zusammenfassung Netzwerke sind ein geeignetes Strukturmuster, um akteursübergreifende Destinationsprodukte zu entwickeln. Die Ausprägungen der Netzwerke beeinflussen dabei den Produktentwicklungsprozess und den Grad der Innovation. Die Besonderheiten wie die große Anzahl von Akteuren, die...

Innovative start-ups are an important driver of economic growth. This article presents empirical evidence on the effects of R&D on new product development, inter-firm alliances and employment growth during the early life course of firms. We use a dataset that contains a sample of new firms that...

Managing the information flow within a big organization is a challenging task. Moreover, in a distributed decision-making process conflicting objectives occur. In this paper, artificial adaptive agents are used to analyze this problem.(...)

Development of a medical device is a multi-disciplinary activity. This is particularly the case for laser based instruments which encompass mechanical, optical, hardware and software sub-systems, together with the essential industrial design process. In this field, as in many others, small...

Zur Entwicklung neuer Produkte und Dienste binden Unternehmen immer häufiger Kundinnen und Kunden in ihre Innovationsprozesse ein. Virtual Reality verspricht für dieses als Co-Creation bezeichnetes Vorgehen viele Vorteile. So können Kundinnen und Kunden z. B. ein virtuelles Produktabbild...