Low-tech Innovation: Competitiveness of the German Manufacturing Sector

Introduction.- Innovation in Low-Tech Industries: Current Conditions and Future Prospects.- Economic Relevance and the Future Potential of Non-R&D-Intensive Industries.- Patent Activities in Non-R&D-Intensive Technology Areas.- The Development of Qualification and Employment Structures in Non-R&D-Intensive Industry Sectors - The Case of Germany.- The Market Environment and Competitive Factors of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms.- Innovation Strategies and Patterns of Non-R&D-Performing and Non-R&D-Intensive Firms.- Non-R&D-Intensive Firms' Innovation Sourcing.- The Absorptive Capacity of Non-R&D-Intensive Firms.- Managing Innovation in Non-R&D-Intensive Firms.- Policy Implications and Future Challenges.- 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.