This book contributes to the discussion over 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, considering it offers a surprising insight into a field that has been so far neglected in the scientific as well as the policy-oriented debate.
Contents: Introduction 1. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-tech Industries Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen and Isabel Schwinge PART I: CHARACTERISTICS, PATTERNS AND IMPACT 2. Exploring Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in High-tech and Low-tech Manufacturing Sectors: Differences and Similarities Yannis D. Caloghirou, Aimilia Protogerou and Aggelos Tsakanikas 3. Patterns of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-tech Industries Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen 4. The Impact of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship on the Growth and Competitiveness of European Traditional Industries Ioanna Kastelli and Yannis D. Caloghirou PART II: STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS 5. Patterns and Determinants of Trademark Use in Portugal Ricardo P. Mamede, Teresa F. Fernandes and Manuel M. Godinho 6. High-growth LMT Firms and the Evolution of the Russian Economy Andrei Y. Yudanov 7. The Relevance of the 'Dynamic Capabilities' Perspective in Low-tech Sectors Aimilia Protogerou, Yannis D. Caloghirou and Glykeria Karagouni 8. Readjusting the Perspective on LMT Firms in Product Supply Chains in Light of Knowledge-intensive Activity Isabel Schwinge PART III: POLICY ISSUES 9. Trapped by the High-tech Myth: The Need and Chances for a New Policy Rationale Attila Havas 10. Policy Measures for the Promotion of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-tech Industries Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen and Isabel Schwinge Index
