Low-tech Innovation Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Som, Oliver (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kirner, Eva (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Leadership.; Management.; Industrial management.; Economic policy.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; R & D/Technology Policy.

This book highlights the economic relevance of the so-called low-tech industries and firms. Non R&D intensive firms continue to be the economic backbone of several developed industrial countries. They form the core of National Innovation Systems and contribute significantly to growth and employm...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects
• Economic Relevance and the Future Potential of Non-R&D-Intensive Industries
• Patent Activities in Non-R&D-Intensive Technology Areas
• The Development of Qualification and Employment Structures in Non-R&D-Intensive Industry Sectors - The Case of Germany
• The Market Environment and Competitive Factors of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms
• Innovation Strategies and Patterns of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms
• Non-R&D-Intensive Firms' Innovation Sourcing
• The Absorptive Capacity of Non-R&D-Intensive Firms
• Managing Innovation in Non-R&D-Intensive Firms
• Policy Implications and Future Challenges
• The Economic Relevance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Ability of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms: Summary of the Empirical Evidence and Further Outlook.