Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether innovators perceive corruption to be systematically more important than non-innovators across different post-transition EU countries. Design/methodology/approach -We use the Business Environment Survey (BEEPS V) data. The sample consists...

Innovation activities at firm-level are often significantly influenced by factors that determine the outcome of the innovation process. The primary aim of this paper is to study and empirically verify the role of several determinants that affect company innovations in the European Union. The...

In the European Union and in Hungary, the food and beverage industry is the leading manufacturing one. By contrast, food industry is seen less innovative compared to other branches of the economy, especially in the European Union. The level of the R&D spending is very low in the Hungarian food...

Frauen leisten in Deutschland weiterhin nur einen geringen Beitrag zum Patentgeschehen. Bei zuletzt sogar rückläufiger Tendenz entfielen im Jahr 2016 gerade einmal 4,4 Prozent aller nationalen Patentanmeldungen beim Deutschen Patentund Markenamt auf weibliche Erfinder. Unter den in Deutschland...

Data governance forms the basis of efficient data management within companies and across company boundaries. In practice, however, there is no clear and uniform definition of data governance and its components. In order to provide a comprehensive overview of data governance, to reveal previous...

Neue technologische Entwicklungen begünstigen zeitlich und räumlich flexibles Arbeiten. Wie die Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Beschäftigungs- und Unternehmensbefragung im Rahmen des „Unternehmensmonitors Familienfreundlichkeit 2019“ zeigen, lassen sich ambivalente Zusammenhänge zwischen...

The study aims at providing new evidence with respect to the still unresolved question, whether the innovation behaviour of firms reflects industry-specific characteristics (“technological regime approach”), or whether it is the outcome of firm-specific strategies to gaining a competitive...

Die vorliegende Sonderauswertung der Patentdatenbank des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) analysiert den Beitrag von Migration zur Innovationskraft Deutschlands. Hierzu wurde eigens eine Vornamensdatenbank entwickelt, die eine soziodemografische Analyse aller in Deutschland wohnhaften...

There are different factors for obtaining economic development. In contemporary economics, knowledge and intellectual capital have become necessary for achieving economic development. Management and development of intellectual capital bring benefits and advance the economy. The main aim of the...

The prevailing characteristic of the current business market is accelerated dynamics and remarkable change power, which require continuous adjustment of strategy. Employees are crucial drivers for optimal handling and implementing changes and innovations. The telecommunications sector is a major...