Arbeitspapier
Sectoral Innovation Systems, Corporate Strategies, and Competitiveness of the German Economy in a Globalised World
The EU Barcelona target assumes a close causal relationship between corporate R&D, the competitiveness of business firms and the economic performance of industrial countries. Testing this hypothesis, this paper contrasts innovation and production activities in four research-intensive manufacturing sectors (chemicals and pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles, machinery, and electrical engineering). Starting point are observed long-term changes in world- wide value added of the manufacturing sector. The empirical analysis is based on a unique survey of R&D-intensive business firms in Germany and 50 personal interviews in large industrial companies. The results show that there is no simple connection between R&D and competitiveness. Moreover, the likely consequences of promoting R&D differ substantially between industries.
- Language
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Englisch
- ISBN
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978-3-86788-062-6
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 59
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis
corporate R&D Strategies
chemicals and pharmaceuticals
machinery
electrical engineering
motor vehicles
bazaar effect
Verarbeitendes Gewerbe
Betriebliche Forschung
Innovationsmanagement
Internationaler Wettbewerb
Europäische Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik
Deutschland
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- Last update
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20.09.2024, 8:23 AM CEST
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Rothgang, Michael
- Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
Time of origin
- 2008