Low-tech Innovation Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sect
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 c
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Low-tech Innovation Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector
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Oliver Som • Eva Kirner Editors
Low-tech Innovation Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector
Editors Oliver Som Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Karlsruhe Germany
Eva Kirner Hochschule Furtwangen University Villingen-Schwenningen Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-09972-9 ISBN 978-3-319-09973-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09973-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953829 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oliver Som and Eva Kirner
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Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen
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Economic Relevance and the Future Potential of Non-R&DIntensive Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sven Wydra and Michael Nusser
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Patent Activities in Non-R&D-Intensive Technology Areas . . . . . . Peter
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