Thema Forschung und Entwicklung

Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland 2020 deutlich gesunken

Unternehmen in Deutschland steckten 2020 fast acht Prozent weniger Geld in Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) – Personal entließen sie in diesem Bereich hingegen kaum – Wachstum der Forschungsausgaben schon vor 2020 wenig dynamisch – China ist mittlerweile weltweit wichtigster Industrieforschungsstandort – Gemeinsame europäische Forschungspolitik sollte gestärkt werden Die Ausgaben für Forschung und ...

The Influence of Start-up Motivation on Entrepreneurial Performance

Predicting entrepreneurial development based on individual and business-related characteristics is a key objective of entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as job creation, expansion ...

Research and Development in German Industry: High Intensity, Low Growth

Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Germany decreased by 5.3 percent overall in 2020 compared to 2019. While the OECD countries actually slightly increased their R&D expenditure on average for the first time in a crisis-ridden year, it declined more sharply in Germany compared to the financial crisis of 2009; German industry, and here the automotive sector, suffered particularly. The decline ...

The Influence of Start-up Motivation on Entrepreneurial Performance

Predicting entrepreneurial development based on individual and business-related characteristics is a key objective of entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as job creation, expansion ...

The Influence of Start-up Motivation on Entrepreneurial Performance

Predicting entrepreneurial development based on individual and business-related characteristics is a key objective of entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as job creation, expansion ...

Forschung in der deutschen Industrie: hohe Intensität, aber geringe Dynamik

Die Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) sind in Deutschland im Corona-Jahr 2020 im Vergleich zu 2019 um insgesamt 5,3 Prozent gesunken. Während die OECD-Länder erstmals in einem Krisenjahr ihre FuE-Aufwendungen im Durchschnitt sogar leicht erhöhten, ging es am Forschungsstandort Deutschland stärker bergab als in der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2009 – insbesondere in der Industrie und hierbei im Kraftfahrzeugbau. ...

Industrieforschung in Deutschland nach wie vor stark, aber zunehmend unter Druck: Interview

Personality and Entrepreneurship

Let's Switch to the Cloud: Cloud Adaption and Its Effect on IT Investment and Productivity

The advent of cloud computing promises to improve the way firms utilize IT solutions. Firms are expected to replace large and inflexible fixed-cost investments in IT with more targeted variable spending in cloud solutions. In addition, cloud usage is expected to increase the productivity of firms, as it allows them to quickly customize the IT they require to their specific needs. We assess these assertions ...

A Lasting Crisis Affects R&D Decisions of Smaller Firms: The Greek Experience

We use the prolonged Greek crisis as a case study to understand how a lasting economic shock affects the innovation strategies of firms in economies with moderate innovation activities. Adopting the 3-stage CDM model, we explore the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity for different size groups of Greek manufacturing firms during the prolonged crisis. At the first stage, we find that the ...