Dieses Buch beschreibt die erkenntnis- und wissenschaftstheoretischen Fundamente der Zukunftsforschung, einer ursprünglich US-amerikanischen, transdisziplinär verfahrenden Querschnittsdisziplin. Der Fokus dieser Publikation liegt auf ökonomischen Anwendungsfeldern (Unternehmensentwicklung,...

The paper studies why a corporation hopes to keep technological leadership. The answer is shown by a theoretical model in the perspective of technological transfer. The model consisting of two countries, each of which contains numerous corporations,has pointed out: restrained technological...

Recently the phenomena of external technology exploitation (ETE) has startet to attract from scholars, business and politicians likewise alongside with a growth of markets for technology. However, the makets for technology are still characterized by inhibiting obstacles that lead to high...

This paper examines how product market competition affects firms' timing of adopting a new technology as well as whether the market provides sufficient adoption incentives. It shows that adoption dates differ not only among symmetric firms but also among markets with Cournot and Bertrand...