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

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

Mobile Commerce is gaining increasing acceptance amongst various sections of the society. Thisgrowth can be partly traced back to technological and demographical developments that have beeninfluencing important aspects of the socio-cultural behaviour in today’s world. The need/wish formobility...

Innovationsprojekte sind in der Regel durch ein hohes Maß an Komplexität und Unsicherheit gekennzeichnet. Für die effiziente Durchführung derartiger Innovationsprojekte ist der Einsatz eines Controllings erforderlich. Die Ergebnisse der RIS-Befragung sowie Aussagen von Verbandsvertretern der...

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...

This study builds on our previous work, which had questioned the validity of certain assumptions of the lead market theory in the face of changing ground realities in a globalized world. Sustained economic growth and proven technological capabilities in some "emerging economies" like China and...

India has emerged as a vibrant and versatile source for cost effective, "disruptive innovations" of various varieties. Price-sensitive consumers in a large and growing market keep inducing firms to apply "frugal engineering" for creating affordable products and services without compromising...