significance (and, especially, the moral implications) of innovation for a modern, post-malthusian growth society. …

existing sociological theories. Two case studies - one on the European trade union movement and one on technological innovation …

examines if innovations were realized in the companies, what types of innovation were realized and if they foster innovative …

demography only turns into a driver of “good work” and innovation ability when companies are able to establish routines for …

employees with jobs that do not explicitly include innovation related tasks. If innovation related behavior is not a formal job … requirement, employees must feel subjectively responsible for innovation related tasks and consider them as a part of their job … definitions and proposes a method for the assessment of innovation related job definitions. A first study tests the psychometric …

Abstract The absorptive capacity is considered to be a key factor of a firm’s innovation capability. Since its …

Abstract Participation of employees can be seen as a key factor for the innovation capacity of small and medium …-sized companies (SME). In order to utilize the available extended innovation potential (heterogeneity of knowledge, experiences and … factors of self-organized and innovation-oriented employee's participation. It suggests causalities between them and pleads …

Abstract In der Literatur zum Verhältnis von Innovation und Partizipation wird oft übersehen, dass die Öffnung der … innerbetrieblichen Innovationsprozesse für die eigenen Mitarbeiter ebenfalls eine Innovation darstellt. Partizipation als Innovation …Abstract The literature regarding the relation between innovation and participation usually neglects the fact that the …

demand and innovation behaviour using the Ifo Business Panel for the West German manufacturing sector in the years 1980 …