The Paradox of Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-Tech Industries

Evidence from Case Studies of the German Textile Industry
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-658-10936-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 4099 g

This book presents the first multidimensional investigation of KIE in the context of low-tech industries and gives insights in paradox conditions and specific mechanisms, using the example of the German textile industry. Therefore, the author solves conceptual inconsistencies and develops an alternative framework referring to systemic concepts of sectoral innovation systems and KIE as well as to the concept of institutional entrepreneurs. As a result, the deviation of willful actors from a restricting institutional environment and sources of entrepreneurial opportunities can be investigated more comprehensively.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwinge, Isabel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Textilindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Sectoral Innovation System of the German Textile Industry.- The German Textile Industry as an Example.- The Emergence of Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-Tech Industries.

Über Autor(innen)

During her PhD, Isabel Schwinge researched and lectured at the Chair of Economic and Industrial Sociology, TU Dortmund University.