This contribution analyses main changes in the strategic management of technology of the world's most technology-intensive companies from western Europe, North America and Japan. The results presented here are based on a literature review and a survey which show the following main results:...

The overarching aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how the main target variable of innovation policy – change in behaviour – can be better conceptualized and put into practice in evaluation and policy making. The paper first develops a theoretical framework of...

This paper characterizes and analyses evaluation practice in national innovation policy across Europe. It is the first study that examines and interprets the characteristics, quality, usefulness, and consequences of evaluations in a systematic way. The analysis is based on the comprehensive...

This paper discusses an increasingly important, yet challenging development, the international coordination of nationally rooted policies or funding schemes to support international collaboration in science and technology (S&T). It conceptualizes ways in which government ministries or agencies...

For socio-technological systems to shift, large organisations, ranging from large companies, governmental funding bodies, higher education institutions, and related intermediary organisations need to actively foster the transformation. These organisations are situated between the individuals and...

Große Unternehmen sind in Zeiten der Globalisierung immer stärker darauf angewiesen, ihre Forschung und Entwicklung den internationalen Anforderungen anzupassen und globale Standortvorteile zu nutzen. Diese Untersuchung analysiert am Beispiel des Standortes Deutschland, wie Multinationale...

Ist das bestehende Patentrecht für Erfindungen im Bereich der Softwareentwicklung angemessen? Weitgehend unklar ist bislang, wie sich die bestehende Rechtspraxis sowie alternative Formen der Patentierung hinsichtlich software-bezogener Erfindungen auswirken. Gleichzeitig sind aber bisher auch...