Low-tech Innovation Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Som, Oliver (Editor), Kirner, Eva (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.