which ensures a high level of education and high participation in the work force, as well as provides a safety net during reorganization processes.
by presenting an action plan on entrepreneurship in education, with particular emphasis regarding higher education. Knowledge and competence 11 The establishment of regional research funds will ensure innovative activities throughout the country.
The research initiatives at companies, universities, colleges, health enterprises and institutes ensure that today's
Universities colleges, health enterprises and institutes participate in international research collaboration and are important entryways for knowledge
and technology developed in different countries. Both the private and the public sector constantly require new knowledge.
Uwe Derksen together with Catalina Negoita and Monica Vladoiu (University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti) for components 9. 2, 9. 3;
Samara Elpida (University of Western Macedonia) for components 2. 1, 2. 2, 3. 1, 3. 2, 9. 1 and 10.3;
Simona Eftimie (University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti) for component 4. 1; Mag. Johannes Gastrager and Dr. Josef Scheff (Scheff Gmbh) for components 10.1 and 11;
Gabriela Moise (University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti) for component 4. 2; Catalina Negoita and Monica Vladoiu (University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti) for component 10.4;
Catalin Popescu and Ionut Lambrescu (University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti) for component 4. 7; Markus Wolf (e-Novate Consultancy Ltd) for components 5. 1 5. 3 and 8. 1 8. 2;
Dr. Gerd Zimmer (Institut für Projektbegleitung und Kompetenzentwicklung pro-kompetenz e. V.)for components 4. 3 4. 5 and 12.2.
johannes. gastrager@scheff. at Thessaloniki Technology Park Management & Development Corporation S. A. Nikos Katsiadakis nicolas@thestep. gr www. thestep. gr University
Caron Brenner caron@enovateknowledgespan. org www. enovateknowledgespan. org Petroleum-Gas University Ploiesti Prof. Vlad Ulmanu vulmanu@upg-ploiesti. ro www. upg-ploiesti. ro The Technological Transfer, Innovation and Business Center Prahova Mihaela Militaru mihaelam@upg
investing in the UK's world-class science base stimulating stronger university-based links so that our science and engineering excellence is turned into successful and innovative products and services;
innovation and knowledge via talented graduates from Universities to business, involving businesses and academics or researchers that work together on commercially and strategically important development projects that are vital to a company's future
or programmes are delivered through universities or private institutions in the UK. A list of UK University websites can be accessed via the Higher education Funding Council for England http://www. hefce. ac. uk/.In South East England for example the Cranfield School of management offers individual
courses related to innovation and also post graduate programmes"Innosupport: Supporting Innovation in SMES"-1. Introduction: Innovations in the working place page 8 of 271 (see www. som. cranfield. ac. uk/som/mscilp/faq. asp)
which supports businesses in accessing University expertise through academic staff and graduates with the aim to facilitate innovation.
, David, Getting the Best from Innovation Management Techniques, Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises, Warwick Business school, University of Warwick, United kingdom, 1997 Brown, David, Innovation Management Tools:
Emeritus Dimitrios Psoinos, Post Graduate studies Program in"Management of Production Systems",Faculty of Industrial Management, Department of Mechanical engineering, Engineering school, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Notes from Lectures
and process improvement opportunities. 3. 2. 6. Example of process analysis application In the example below we will present the method of process analysis in the facilitation of the process of a student's workshop that takes place in a university.
university in England B3 Project meetings in English B Vlad C1 Evening classes with 2 hours off to prepare for the evening classes C2 Contribution by the company for summer university
and interest. http://km. gwu. edu/km/index. cfm This web site represents the attempt of George washington University to share their knowledge in the KM area.
The University offers a Master's and Doctoral program, as well as a KM Graduate Certificate program. http://www. knowledgemedia. org/www. knowledgemedia. org is the scientific platform for research in the field of Knowledge Communication,
Morphological Synthesis (http://www. cc. gatech. edu/faculty/ashwin/papers/git-cc-94-01. pdf) Morphological synthesis is a simple elaboration of attribute listing.
they have to be supported by the management they have to be supported by people with academic degrees they have to be accompanied by campaigns of dissemination
and Assessment http://www. indiana. edu/bobweb/Handout/create. doc Morphological Synthesis http://www. cc. gatech. edu/faculty/ashwin/papers/git-cc
Inc (http://www. decisionanalyst. com/)Links This site has been developed as a resource for the Good Design Practice program, a joint initiative between the Institute for Manufacturing and the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge,
and the Department of Industrial Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London.
Recycling wool means that this methane production is avoided. 6. 4. 6. Resources Bibliography Design for Disassembly, Tracy Dowie-Bhamra, University of Manchester Environmental Management Tools for SMES
University and Research as a highly qualified laboratory in the fields of information and electronic technologies, Eidon supports other companies providing innovation by R&d outsourcing.
consultation of specialised press, participation in conferences and workshops at national and international level, co-operation with Universities and other research centres, visits and market analysis, use of patent
and are carried usually out either internally or in co-operation with Universities and other research centres and partners.
customers, end users, distributors, agents, university specialists, trade journalists, research and technology organizations etc. Organizational buyer Organizational buying is concerned with the purchasing by so-called formal organizations.
I.,Facilitating Reflective Learning in Higher education. SRHE and Open university Press Imprint, 1998 Buckingham, D.,Media Education:
Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture, Polity Press, 2003 Cartwright, S. R.,Cartwright G. P.,Designing and Producing Media-Based Training, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999
How IBM, GE, Harvard Business school and Columbia University are Succeeding at E-learning. Mcgraw-hill, 2002. Schunk, D. H.,Zimmerman B. J.,Self-regulated learning from teaching to self-reflective practice, Guilford Press, 1998 Thorne, K.,Blended learning how to integrate online
mostly for university libraries (2%)e g. www. lib. clemson. edu 8. Yellow and White Pages-people and business finders (2%)e g. www. anywho. com 9. Calculators
universities, political players etc. In contrast to the promoting factors described above, the following list will give you possible reasons (hindering factors) that may contribute to the decline of an innovation network.
Market forces Science system State and State organs Transfer system Universities Polytechnics Research institutes Media, fairs, conferences Consulting, engineering offices Technology
and carried by enterprises, universities and research institutions other than universities as well as by central regional players An open platform with long-term orientation The strategy driver in the field of innovation policy"Innosupport:
olzcluster Steiermark Gmbh Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark (Chamber of Trade and Commerce) Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbh Österreichische Nationalbank Zweigstelle Graz Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (University
of Graz) Technische Universität Graz (Technical University of Graz) Medizinische Universität Graz (Medical University of Graz) Montanuniversität Leoben (Mining University of Graz) FH Joanneum
of innovation in the enterprises Efficient research institutions of international format inside and outside universities Sufficient potential of highly qualified employees Attractive frame conditions for scientists and researchers from home
which the Technical University of Vienna or the Außeninstitut of the TU of Vienna are members
Foreign language competence page 263 of 271 Self learning tool for English grammar, run by the Technical University of Chemnitz.
medical assistance or researchers exchange between universities or companies, frequently experience difficulties of implementation due to different cultural visions and ways of understanding.
higher education becomes a decisive factor in competition Technical based professional skills lose against qualifications to adapt activities permanently to economic and technical changes;
Technology and Innovation Management W o r k i n g P a p e r Hamburg University of Technology Schwarzenbergstr. 95, D-21073
HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (TUHH) Page 1 of 31 Knowledge for Growth Industrial Research & Innovation (IRI) Barriers to Innovation in SMES:
By Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Buse Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) Research Project Global Innovation Institute of technology and Innovation Management Schwarzenbergstr. 95, D-21073 Hamburg
and/or universities and specialized research institutions (here jointly referred to as universities) at home or abroad;
and/or their willingness to cooperate, with universities abroad. Many survey participants expressed their desire to cooperate with universities on an international scale.
Over onethird of all such SMES however cited financial constraints as being a major hurdle for the cooperation.
Problems in International Cooperation with Universities The discussion above has brought to fore the chances and challenges that firms,
Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in its latest report on the country's technological performance expects a shortfall of 335,000 university graduates,
In China, 61%of undergraduates are studying for a science or engineering degree. Also as far as the quality of the higher-education is concerned many emerging countries around the globe, especially in Asia and Eastern europe
With 14 million young university graduates (with seven years or less of work experience) India's talent pool is estimated to be the largest worldwide, overlapping Chinese talent pool by 50%and that of the USA by 100
however need further ascertainment and are set to be examined by our further research under the aegis of Research Project Global Innovation (RPGI) at Institute of technology and Innovation Management at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH).
Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung in ausgewählten Branchen, Hamburg University of Technology, online: http://www. tuhh. de/tim/ris-hamburg/befragung. html, last accessed:
Konzeption der empirischen Untersuchung in ausgewählten Branchen, Hamburg University of Technology, online: http://www. tuhh. de/tim/ris-hamburg/befragung. html, last accessed:
Innovationsmanagement in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, Working Paper No. 7, Hamburg University of Technology. Ylinenpää, H. 1998:
Better co-operation and access to government-supported research centres including, for example, universities was mentioned also as a useful step that could be taken to promote innovation by SMES.
and for promoting greater co-operation and exchanges between business and universities. 4 12. Finally, in a refrain that continued throughout the policy recommendations, many SME organisations suggested that the climate for research and development would be improved
How can governments better support the diffusion of technology between technical universities (and highschools) and SMES?
Encourage cooperative agreements with governmentpaid R&d infrastructure (universities, research institutes. Lack of qualified personnel Foster links between universities and SMES.
Liberalise the hiring of qualified foreign workers. Enhance co-operation between schools, entrepreneurs and branch organisations.
Gambridge University Press. pp. 23 33.11 Tsoukas, H. and Vladimirou, E. 2002. What is organizational knowledge?
lump-sum grants (typically below EUR 10.000) that support SMES to contract universities, R&d service providers or private consultants to either conduct small innovation projects or to explore the feasibility of larger ones.
In addition, further examination of best practices and countries'experiences is suggested in such areas as the role of universities and knowledge-intensive services in cluster Figure 3. Types of innovative networks 1
and university (GU) ES ESES USUS US CO ES USUS CM US USUS CM US ES CO CO CM ES USUS
Strengthen the teaching of intellectual property rights at universities and training institutions for entrepreneurs engineers, scientists, designers and business managers.
The Econometric Evidence, Chicago University Press. Hall, B. H, . and J. Mairesse (2006), Empirical Studies of Innovation in The Knowledge-Driven Economy, Economics of Innovation and New Technology.
SB1341-03-Z-0015/65332 September 20, 2006 Prepared by Smeal College of Business The Pennsylvania State university Principal investigators Dr. Gerald Susman Dr. Anthony Warren
56 4 1. 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) contracted with the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State university to conduct a review of literature that concerns how small
The case of UAP), for UAP and The french Ministery of Research-University of Lille. Discusses service innovation in the insurance industry.
Mapping the field of innovation, The Pennsylvania State university-Smeal College of Business. Discusses the evolution of innovation research.
Service innovation-A review of the state of the art, The University of Munich, Institute for Innovation Research and Technology Management:
Customer oriented industrial services, Helsinki University of Technology, BIT Research Centre. Discusses the creation of industrial service innovations that add value to the customer.
London Business school, University of North carolina and University of southern california Research Monograph. Discusses progress towards global service leadership in the US service industry.
Innovation and Change Management in Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies, The Pennsylvania State university-Smeal College of Business.
The organization of new service development in the USA and UK, SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research-University of Sussex:
University of Groningen Research Institute SOM. Discusses possible innovation advantages of small and large firms.
Review of Innovation Practices in Small Manufacturing Companies, The Pennsylvania State university-Smeal College of Business-for NIST.
recruitment of university graduates and skilled personnel; awareness of new ideas and technologies; and incentives and institutional frameworks for improving collaborations within networks and clusters, including local technical centres or technical colleges.*
*This background paper was provided based on material by David Audretsch (Indiana University), Bart Clarysse and Vincent Duchêne (Kwanticonsult) and Vlerick Leuven (Gent Management School at the University of Gent
), with contribution from Gian Maria Gros Pietro, Andrea Bonaccorsi, Anna Buzzonetti, and Mario Cerchia..WK1 4 Introduction 1. The contribution of small firms to innovation-led growth and job creation1 has been renewed of interest in recent years.
-They employ some higher educated people (with a university degree or the equivalent. -They have introduced at least one new product on average.
ago AFFILIATION Include more spin-offs from universities and research labs R&d ACTIVITIES Invest significantly in research (75%invest more than 20%of Invest on average about 11%of their turnover in R&d Invest less than 5%of their turnover in R&d 8 Biotechnology, electronics and telecommunication, industrial software applications, new
or research institutions, such as universities. Economic knowledge spills-over from other firms conducting the R&d or from university research laboratories.
But why should knowledge spill over from the source of origin? At least two major spillover channels are identified in the literature
or university where the knowledge was created initially. In this spillover channel the knowledge production function is reversed actually.
In this latter case geographic proximity is clearly related to the role played by the scientists who transfer new economic knowledge from universities to firms. 60.
On the other hand, certain other sources of new economic knowledge, such as university research tend to elevate the propensity for innovative activity to cluster during the introduction stage of the life cycle
university or company) to carry out R&d on their behalf. The CRAFT scheme has a budget of approximately ECU 57 million.
-They need help recruiting university graduates and other skilled personnel. -They need to be made aware of new ideas and technologies.
-They need better incentives for collaboration with local technical centres or technical colleges 95. Because of their very different needs, the public R&d granting institutions are positioned not well to provide these services.
Autio, E.,1997, University-links and technology based SMES in the Helsinki Region, in Keeble, D. and Lawson, C. eds.‘
‘University research Links and Spin-offs in the evolution of regional clusters of high-tech SMES in Europe',1997.
Strategic Differences between SMES, working paper University of Gent, under review at Small Business Economics.
‘University research Links and Spin-offs in the evolution of regional clusters of high-tech SMES in Europe',1997.
Linköping University Department of Management and Engineering SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden Tel:++46 13 281000 3 Abstract Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES) play a vital role in the economic development of nations.
Thomas Hedner, my dear friend and colleague at Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has been very instrumental in both introducing
University of Gothenburg, for their continuous encouragement and support. Special thanks go to Lena Nyström, Boo Edgar, Bernt Evert, Karl Maack, Björn Wahlstrand,
My deep thanks also go to my friends and colleagues at the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Linköping University:
I sincerely wish to thank, also, Joakim Wincent from Luleå University of Technology, for his deep insight into and criticism of my work,
I wish also to sincerely thank my co-author, Michael Busler of Richard Stockton College, New jersey
My thanks also go to Svante Leijon from the University of Gothenburg for encouraging me to keep my spirits high
and Kingsley Haynes, from George Mason University; Hamid Etemad, from Mcgill University; and Allam Ahmed, from the University of Sussex, for their dear friendship and scholarly spirit.
My friends and colleagues at the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Gothenburg have also been very supportive.
Many thanks and gratitude goes to Ulf Petrusson, Annika Rickne, Maureen Mckelvey, and Magnus Eriksson, for their kind support.
Furthermore, I wish to thank my colleagues and friends Mats Lundqvist, Karen Williams, and Sverker Alänge, at Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship.
Fikri Abu-Zidan, from UAE University, who never stopped believing in my academic ambition. Special thanks and a genuine love go to my father,
This thesis started a long time ago, back in the early 1990s, after I finished a study at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
was submitted a document to Washington International University (WIU), USA in 2001. The document was the first stage in proposing an SME firm performance model that deals with the deficiencies of the current ones.
Based on that work, the university awarded me, in accordance with its standards, a Phd degree.
which was published in a conference at the University of Durham in 2002 (Abouzeedan and Busler 2002).
and was published in 2003 at the ISBA 26th National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference at the University of Surrey, Surrey, U k. Abouzeedan and Busler 2003).
I joined the Innovation and Entrepreneurship unit at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Before that paper,
I performed most of my research as an external academic, in association with academicians from universities in Sweden and the USA.
the major contribution was performed by me with the support of Professor Michael Busler from The Richard Stockton College of New jersey, USA.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Paper 7, on the other hand, was developed with the support of Professor Magnus Klofsten from Linköping University, Sweden,
and also Professor Thomas Hedner. 82 Contribution of paper 7 to the purpose of the thesis The SIV model has the advantage of balancing both quantitative and qualitative input parameters.
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SMES, institutions of higher learning (universities, research institutes), local authorities (municipalities, local organizations) and government institutions.
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October 2014 INTERREG IVC analysis report Innovation capacity of SMES Credits Experts for thematic capitalisation on the innovation capacity of SMES Year 1 Eurico Neves
He has an MSC in Engineering from the University of Porto (1989) and a Master's in Marketing by IEP/ESADE (1999.
and has followed a Master's curricula in economic studies at IAE Grenoble. He is a leading international specialist and practitioner in innovation policy, research exploitation, foresight exercise, key technologies strategy and cluster development.
Professor CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University, Sweden,
SMES innovating projects with universities and technology Centres, and innovation financing. Weaknesses in networking Lack of internal research capabilities.
and open Regional Innovation Strategies Developing an open innovation environment Innovation Systems INOLINK http://www. inolink. eu/Innovation Policy in University City Regions
Enhancing the cooperation between businesses and universities Innovation Systems IPP http://www. i-p-p. eu/Interregional Partnership Platform Supporting innovation intermediaries
They typically facilitate liaison between private enterprises (notably SMES) and external knowledge/research providers (universities, R&d service providers or private consultants),
Technology Events to promote technology transfer agreements between companies and university DISTRICT+46 o Net of Competence:
Universities and enterprises network to increase technology transfer MINI-EUROPE47 o Genomnanotech: Setting up of a technology transfer office
The Hungarian government came to understand that the subsidisation of innovation oriented R&d at universities is very important.
With the support of‘Pázmány Péter Programme',the industry and universities can cooperate and develop products/services/technologies together.
In this project, 16 companies carry out applied research together with researchers from the University of Debrecen
o Installing an innovation management system, including a project evaluation system at the University of Debrecen;
o Setting up a Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office at the University of Debrecen, which became a significant player of the innovation system in Hungary;
It also facilitates a link between universities and businesses, converting scientific knowledge into economic activity, and leading to the creation of a network for business start-ups and knowledge transfer.
The success of CAMPUS is largely due to collaboration between the agents that integrate the itinerary for the consolidation of a spin off, with Universities and Research Centres.
and collaborating entities composed of the universities of Andalusia, CSIC (Spanish Council for Scientific research), CTAP, FIBA, ISAPA and FSP.
o Mandatory training of the innovation assistant by a specially designed postgraduate training programme established at the Donau University Krems;
and connects organisations that support business innovation processes and internationalization such as economic development agencies, universities, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs.
universities, research, and finance & technology organisations to stimulate innovation through knowledge transfer. There are currently 15 KTNS
Regional and local development agencies, Public universities etc. Indicators-as of end 2013 Outputs Results No. of regional/local policies and instruments addressed No. of good practices identified by Regional Initiative Projects No. of regional/local policies
SME innovation projects with universities and Technology Centres (lack of research capabilities; Innovation financing. Country Institution, Town 1 Italy Tuscany Region, Firenze (Florence) 2 Sweden Region Vastra Gotalands, Göteborg 3 Poland Lower Silesia Voivoship
Innovation Assistants aims to promote the transfer research output from universities directly to SMES, through the support to the employment of young professionals and recent university graduates as innovation assistants in companies, with responsibilities for the development of innovation processes.
This programme from the School in Business Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg allows master students in Business Economics to do an internship within a growing SME.
, Jönköping 11 Greece University of West Macedonia, Research Committee, KOZANI 67 The project addressed the general issue of EU businesses'limited competitiveness and innovation capacity.
and connects organizations that support business innovation processes and internationalization such as economic development agencies, universities, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs.
The Hungarian government realized that the subsidisation of innovation oriented R&d at universities is very important.
With the support of‘Pázmány Péter Programme',the industry and universities can cooperate and develop products, services & technologies together.
In this project, 16 companies carry out applied research together with researchers of the University of Debrecen
including a project evaluation system at the University of Debrecen; -Setting up a Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office at the University of Debrecen,
which became a significant player of the innovation system in Hungary; -Enhancing R&d intensive investments in the Észak-Alföld region in cooperation with Innova.
'Technology transfer services and other SMES/Universities joint R&d collaborative programmes or business cooperation. Furthermore, some of the Good Practices also addressed the Innovation Systems theme (Regional Innovation Scoreboard,
Development of programmes that will enable universities, R&d and SMES to apply together for funding for joint R&d projects.
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