Das Buch enthält folgende 7 Beiträge: Rothwell, Roy / The fifth generation innovation process ; Meffert, Heribert / Marktorientiertes Innovationsmanagement - Erfolgssetzungen von Produkt- und Dienstleistungsinnovation ; Pearson, Alan W. / Innovation and technology management ; Popp, Werner /...

We study a model where economic growth is fueled by public basic-research investment and the importation of leading technology from foreign countries. In each period, the government chooses the amount of basic research, balancing the cost and benefits of stimulating growth through both channels....

This paper provides a critical examination of the widely disseminated view that innovation in all or most activities is favoured by certain common characteristics in the local `milieu`, involving a cluster of many small firms benefiting from flexible inter-firm alliances, supported by mutual...