Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen – författare

This book contributes to the discussion about the relevance of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship for industrial innovation in the context of traditional low-technology industries.There is a widespread assumption that low-tech industries offer limited opportunities for entrepreneurial activity due to their mature character. Yet there are indications that the phenomenon is finally emerging in these traditional sectors. This detailed book contributes to the ongoing political debate on relevant policy measures to promote future industrial innovation. It extends awareness of the relevance of low-tech industries for future economic and societal development, linking both scientific and political perspectives. Detailed chapters identify the typical patterns, prerequisites and impacts of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, as well as the distribution of entrepreneurial activities in low-tech sectors. The authors conclude with policy recommendations to promote such activities.This book will appeal to social scientists, economists and students of innovation and entrepreneurship studies. Policy-makers and company representatives will also find much of interest in this book, with its surprising insights into a field that has been so far neglected in the scientific as well as the policy-oriented debate.Contributors: Y.D. Caloghirou, T.F. Fernandes, M.M. Godinho, A. Havas, H. Hirsch-Kreinsen, G. Karagouni, I. Kastelli, R.P. Mamede, A. Protogerou, I. Schwinge, A. Tsakanikas, A.Y. Yudanov

It is a general understanding that the advanced economies are currently undergoing a fundamental transformation into knowledge-based societies. There is a firm belief that this is based on the development of high-tech industries. Correspondingly, in this scenario low-tech sectors appear to be less important. A critique of this widely held belief is the starting point of this book. It is often overlooked that many of the current innovation activities are linked to developments inside the realm of low-tech. Thus the general objective of the book is to contribute to a discussion concerning the relevance of low-tech industries for industrial innovativeness in the emerging knowledge economy.Providing examples of both theoretical and empirical research in this area, Innovation in Low-tech Firms and Industries will be of great interest to postgraduate students and academic researchers in innovation studies. It will also appeal to policy makers in the field of innovation policy as well as industrial economists and sociologists interested in traditional industries in advanced economies.

It is a general understanding that the advanced economies are currently undergoing a fundamental transformation into knowledge-based societies. There is a firm belief that this is based on the development of high-tech industries. Correspondingly, in this scenario low-tech sectors appear to be less important. A critique of this widely held belief is the starting point of this book. It is often overlooked that many of the current innovation activities are linked to developments inside the realm of low-tech. Thus the general objective of the book is to contribute to a discussion concerning the relevance of low-tech industries for industrial innovativeness in the emerging knowledge economy.

Providing examples of both theoretical and empirical research in this area, Innovation in Low-tech Firms and Industries will be of great interest to postgraduate students and academic researchers in innovation studies. It will also appeal to policy makers in the field of innovation policy as well as industrial economists and sociologists interested in traditional industries in advanced economies.

Will machines replace humans? That is the fear that is shaping current debates over modernization in relation to digitalization and ?industry 4.0=. In the long term, however, the way in which human work and digital technology interact and how this is likely to affect labour markets, jobs and qualifications is still a completely open question & since many ?smart= technologies are only just starting to be developed and implemented. This is precisely why the process of change needs to be shaped. Scientists and academics, companies, trade unions and politicians are therefore engaging intensively with the challenges involved in the digital transformation of work. In this context, this volume provides a compact and empirically well-founded survey of the basic principles, development prospects and design options for the world of digitalized work.

Will machines replace humans? That is the fear that is shaping current debates over modernization in relation to digitalization and ?industry 4.0=. In the long term, however, the way in which human work and digital technology interact and how this is likely to affect labour markets, jobs and qualifications is still a completely open question & since many ?smart= technologies are only just starting to be developed and implemented. This is precisely why the process of change needs to be shaped. Scientists and academics, companies, trade unions and politicians are therefore engaging intensively with the challenges involved in the digital transformation of work. In this context, this volume provides a compact and empirically well-founded survey of the basic principles, development prospects and design options for the world of digitalized work.

Zwischen einem erfolgreichen Qualitätsmanagement, der betrieblichen Organisation und der Mitarbeiterqualifikation besteht ein enger Zusammenhang. Hier greifen die Autoren an und gehen drei zentralen Fragestellungen nach: - Welche organisatorischen und personellen Gestaltungsmaßnahmen ergreifen Betriebe, um die Ziele eines umfassenden Qualitätsmanagements zu realisieren? - Welche Probleme treten auf, welche Barrieren stehen einer Neuorientierung des Qualitätsmanagements im Wege? - Welche Ansatzpunkte und Vorgehensweisen lassen sich zu deren Überwindung aufzeigen? Namhafte Autoren führen eine Analyse qualitätsorientierter Reorganisations- maßnahmen in Betrieben durch und entwickeln daraus handlungsanleitende Empfehlungen für ein organisations- und mitarbeiterorientiertes Qualitätsmanagement.