Aschhoff, Birgit; Licht, Georg; Schliessler, Paula - 2013
bulk of R&D expenditures is spend by large companies. Following OECD data, SME's share in total R&D spending amount to 8 …% in Germany or Japan, around 15% in US, France, Korea or Italy, about 20% in Sweden, Finland or Switzerland, about 30% in … compared to all other EU member states as well as compared to OECD member states (except Japan). The focus on Germany is …