Aus dem Vorwort: Diese Arbeit will den technischen Informationsnutzen von Patenten aus der Sicht kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen kritisch hinterfragen. Am Ende dieser Studie, in der Mitarbeiter der beteiligten Unternehmen in einem organisatorischen und technischen Kontext mit ausgewählten...

Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their ¤R& D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for inter¤national R&D as well as the consequences that they have for...

On the threshold of the 21st century, an intensive debate about globalisation of R&D and technology markets is of crucial importance. Globalisation will carry on changing the framework for company strategies and subsequently for p¤ ublic policies. These conference proceedings contain the papers...