Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) constitute a major source of innovative knowledge for small- and medium-sized enterprises. In regional innovation systems, KIBS play a crucial role in distributing innovations and improving the regionś overall innovative capacities. While the...

A growing number of economic geography scholars have discussed the spatial dimensions of sustainability innovation in socio-technical systems to overcome societal, economic, and ecological problems. This research usually focuses on businesses in the knowledge economy and success factors....

A growing number of economic geography scholars have discussed the spatial dimensions of sustainability innovation in socio-technical systems to overcome societal, economic, and ecological problems. This research usually focuses on businesses in the knowledge economy and success factors....

Was ist der aktuelle Diskussionsstand zu den prägenden Themen im Handwerk und welche Meinung hat ChatGPT dazu? ChatGPT und vergleichbare Chatbots verändern strukturell wissensintensive Tätigkeiten, indem Prozesse der Wissensaggregation und -darstellung in erheblichem Maße vereinfacht werden....

Auf Basis der Handwerksrolle der Handwerkskammer Hildesheim-Südniedersachsen analysiert diese Studie die digitalen Präsenzen der Mitgliedsbetriebe. Von den 7.422 Betrieben des Kammerbezirks (Stand Frühjahr 2020) sind rund 90 % der Betriebe im Internet auffindbar; eine eigene Website...

The effects of public subsidies in supporting private innovative activity is subject to longstanding political and scientific debates. Since the empirical findings remain largely inconclusive, this study adds to this debate with counterfactual evidence from a laboratory experiment. In a creative...