In this work, inspired by Winter (2006), in fact of vintage 1968, we discuss the relation between three different levels of analysis of technologies, namely as (i) bodies of problem-solving knowledge, (ii) organizational procedures, and (iii) input-output relations. We begin by arguing that the...

It is widely recognized that advances in knowhow have been the key driving force between the great improvements in human material well-being that have been achieved over the past two centuries. However, not much attention has been directed to the fact that the advances in knowhow that have been...

This paper adopts sociometric analysis to explore the process of knowledge acquisition and diffusion in clusters of firms. By comparing the knowledge systems of two clusters selected for being at different stages of their development path, this study shows that the knowledge system of the...

No voters cast their votes based on perfect information, but better educated and richer voters are on average better informed than others. We develop a model where the voting mistakes resulting from low political knowledge reduce the weight of poor voters, and cause parties to choose political...

This paper reexamines the paradoxical aspect of the electronic mail game (Rubinstein, 1989). The electronic mail game is a coordination game with payoff uncertainty. At a Bayesian Nash equilibrium of the game, players cannot achieve the desired coordination of actions even when a high order of...

Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt auf der Basis einer umfassenden Dienstleistungsdefinition, die den Dienstleistungsprozess in den Vordergrund stellt, dass die wesentlichen Werttreiber im Dienstleistungsprozess vornehmlich im Bereich des Intellektuellen Kapitals zu suchen sind. Gleichzeitig wird die...

In this paper we investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial activity in a cross section of German regions for the period 1998-2005. Departing from the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, the focus of our analysis is on the role of the regional environment and, in particular,...

Mit der Einführung der privaten Riester-Rente und der privaten Versicherung des Zahnersatzes ist Deutschland - wie Bundespräsident Horst Köhler es formulierte - auf dem Weg, "eine neue Balance von Eigenverantwortung und kollektiver Absicherung" zu finden. Es ist zu vermuten, dass...