Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects

Chapter 3 Economic Relevance and the Future Potential of Non-R&D-Intensive Industries

Chapter 4 Patent Activities in Non-R&D-Intensive Technology Areas

Chapter 5 The Development of Qualification and Employment Structures in Non-R&D-Intensive Industry Sectors–The Case of Germany

Chapter 6 The Market Environment and Competitive Factors of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms

Chapter 7 Innovation Strategies and Patterns of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms

Chapter 8 Non-R&D-Intensive Firms’ Innovation Sourcing

Chapter 9 The Absorptive Capacity of Non-R&D-Intensive Firms

Chapter 10 Managing Innovation in Non-R&D-Intensive Firms

Chapter 12 The Economic Relevance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Ability of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms: Summary of the Empirical Evidence and Further Outlook