Dieses Projekt zeichnet die "Vernetztheit" Österreichs und stellt internationale F&E-Potentiale sowie deren Interaktionsmuster in der Durchführung und Finanzierung dar. Nationale Maßnahmen und Instrumente müssen auf die strategische Neuausrichtung und Positionierung von Unternehmen...

The paper investigates empirically the decision of firms to adopt Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based on a comprehensive specification of a "rank model" of technology adoption (complemented by "epidemic effects") using firm-level data for the Swiss business sector. The...

The paper aims at a joint analysis of inter-firm and intra-firm diffusion of technology, taking as an example E-selling and E-purchasing. The analysis is based on an encompassing model of diffusion, drawn from the literature, which is extended by considering technology-specific obstacles and...

The paper investigates empirically the decision of firms to adopt Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based on a comprehensive specification of a rank model of technology adoption (complemented by epidemic effects) using firm-level data for the Swiss business sector. The explanatory...