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Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Energy Sciences, grade: 5.5 (Schweizer Notensystem), Anglia Ruskin University (FHNW University of Applied Sciences Basel (School of Business) & Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge (Ashcroft International Business School)), course: Focus: Renewable energy, public R&D funding, firm competitiveness, language: English, comment: An engaged and methodologically very thoughtful empirical work. The paper's structure is systematic and the individual parts are nicely interwoven. The paper's methodology is sound, balanced and very well-documented. It is thoroughly rooted in state-of-the-art theoretical literature on firm competitiveness and combines quantitative and qualitative surveying. In addition, the thesis draws on many practical insights into R+D funding gained and contacts established during an internship at Zurich-based accelopment AG, which assists firms in accessing and managing public R+D funding. , abstract: This thesis studies the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in publicly funded research and development (R&D) projects. SMEs represent 99% of all companies in Europe and are important drivers of innovation, yet many lack the necessary resources to engage in formal research activities. Providing these firms with the possibility to make use of public funding programmes for R&D projects therefore constitutes a way of stimulating them to innovate. Reviews of such programmes, however, show that SME participation is frequently lower than desired by policy makers. This raises the question of the benefits SMEs can gain from such projects and the barriers that negatively influence their ability to participate. The author hypothesises that taking part in publicly funded R&D projects can positively influence an SME s competitiveness through a specific set of advantages gained from participation. The second hypothesis is that companies with previous experience in such projects evaluate their participation positively. Finally, the author puts forward that a number of specific barriers limit SMEs ability to participate. The hypotheses were tested by means of an online survey among Swiss SMEs in the field of renewable energy, as well as interviews with representatives of national and EU funding bodies. The results support all three hypotheses and confirm the importance of the public measures. Participation in publicly funded R&D projects can indeed have positive impacts on an SME s competitiveness. Also, companies tend to evaluate their participation positively. SMEs with previous experience in such projects were well-informed about the specifics of a participation prior to filing an application, whereas a substantial lack of information exists on the part of companies without previous experience. This study adds to the existing pool of literature on SME competitiveness, and through its narrow focus addresses a very specific area where little research has been conducted to date. As such, the thesis is of relevance to the business, research, and political communities.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Earth sciences

• Pełny tytuł: Benefits and barriers of an enterprise's participation in publicly funded R&D projects. The example of Swiss enterprises in the field of renewable ene
• Autor: Manuel Kaar, Jeanette Müller
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 130
• EAN: 9783640880263
• ISBN: 3640880269
• ID: 05280627
• Wydawca: Grin Publishing
• Waga: 177 g
• Wymiary: 210 × 148 × 8 mm
• Data wydania: 05. April 2011

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