Technological advancements, especially in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have enhanced greatly the competition already spurred by the globalization of world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune to the challenges that the globalization...

Im Frühjahr 2006 wurde das Institut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement (TIM) an derTechnischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) von der Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeitder Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (BWA) sowie der Innovationsstiftung Hamburg beauftragt,im Rahmen des von der...

The automotive industry in India has come a long way from its nascent state at the time of India’s independence in 1947 to its present day dynamic form. As compared to the production of mere 4,000 vehicles in 1950, the production of the industry crossed the historic landmark of 10 million...

Vortrag von Rajnish Tiwari, Mahipat Ranawat und Andreas Lange vom Institute of Technology & Innovation Management an der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg zum Thema "India’s Long March to a Global Auto Major: A Study of Government Influence on Industry Development in the...

Germany has advanced to the position of a key destination for Indian multinational enterprises in their spirited pursuit of growth opportunities overseas. In 2008, Indian firms invested an estimated amount of US$ 1.8 billion in Germany while 16 acquisitions by Indian firms were monitored, up...

This report is a part of our study “The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Empirical Study of Motives, Status-quo and Trends of Indian Investments in Germany”. The study was conducted under the aegis of our “Research Project Global Innovation” at the Institute of Technology and...

Innovations have acquired a key-role in the growth and competition strategies of firms in today’s globalized world. Governments in many, in developed as well as in developing, countries recognize the need to promote innovations and fund innovative projects; particularly those carried out in...

Mobile Commerce has gained increasing acceptance amongst various sections of the society in previous years. The reasons for its growth can be traced back to technological and demographical developments that have influenced many aspects of the socio-cultural behaviour in today’s world. The need...

Mobile Commerce has staged a remarkable come-back. Driven by the technological innovations in the field of telecommunications, it is showing signs of a healthy recovery. The collapse of the dot-com boom in 2001/2002 had dealt a severe blow not only to Electronic Commerce but also to Mobile...

The increased need/wish for mobility amongst various sections of the society, particularly amongst professionally active groups, is confronting credit institutions (banks) and other enterprises offering financial services, with challenges to adjust their service portfolio in a way to best suit...