Die Mediendienstleistungen (Druckgewerbe, Verlage, Filmindustrie, Tonstudios, Rundfunk) stehen noch immer vor großen Herausforderungen, wie etwa der Digitalisierung von Produkten…
2012 war ein schwieriges Jahr für die Finanzdienstleistungsbranche in Deutschland. Die Lage im Bereich Innovation ist uneinheitlich. Die Innovationsausgaben stiegen 2012 um 0,35…
We investigate the effect of profit sharing on product and process innovation. The general aim of companies introducing profit sharing in their remuneration policy is to stimulate staff performance. As profit…
In most countries in Europe, where universities have primarily been financed through block grants, governments have introduced or increased the amount of funding distributed through competitive funding schemes…
We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms' ability to adapt their organizational processes and structures. Starting from complexity theory, we use three consecutive…
Concentrating on sustainable patenting as an indicator for inventions in sustainable, green technologies, this study first presents the overall development in sustainable patenting at the European Patent…