Vor dem Hintergrund schwieriger Innovationsbedingungen insbeson dere in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) einerseits, häufig schwach ausgeprägter Mitbestimmungs strukturen in KMU andererseits, geht die Studie der These nach, dass zwischen Innovation und Interessenvertre tung positive...

This paper focuses on European small- medium serial innovators at the beginning of the 1990s and provides an empirical basis to answer the following questions: who are the upstream specialized small- medium technology producers? How are they distributed across countries? Are there technologies...

Technological advancements, especially in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have enhanced greatly the competition spurred by the globalization of the world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune to the challenges that the globalization brings...

This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation. Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the...