Driving factors for cluster development - Which kind of spatial rootedness and change?

Driving factors and mechanisms for cluster development have often been investigated based on the standard cluster approach as conceptualised e.g. by Michael Porter. These studies have revealed certain insights regarding the role of local entrepreneurship, factor conditions, demand, and related industries in supporting clusters. However, such factors were analysed often from a static competitiveness perspective, and they were often seen as rooted in a region or part of an overly schematic local-global pattern. We suggest instead that driving factors of cluster development coexist at several spatial scales such as regional, national, European and global levels. We also argue that specific factors change in their importance for firms and for clusters over time, and that these changes are industry- and knowledge base specific. Relying on insights from cluster life cycle-, evolutionary- and knowledge base approaches among others we investigate changes in driving factors for cluster development and their relationship to different geographical scales. We provide some answers to these questions by comparing the environmental technology sector of Upper Austria and the New Media sector of Vienna, industries that differ in their knowledge bases and their spatial rootedness. (authors' abstract)Series: SRE - Discussion Paper

Factors for the Emergence and Growth of Environmental Technology Industries in Upper Austria

Environmental technologies are considered a growing industry driven by urging climate, energy and waste problems and related regulations, among others. However, not all locations have the same preconditions for its emergence and growth. Based on regional economic, geographic and cluster theories it can be argued that particular factor and demand conditions, regional industry structures and institutional configurations play a role, but so far this has not been sufficiently explored. This paper focuses on the region of Upper Austria [Oberösterreich] that has a highly developed environmental technology industry. The sector has evolved since the beginning of the 1970s with roots in engineering, machinery, and instruments firms and has experienced fast growth and transformation. The paper explores the development of this sector in Upper Austria and the factors and conditions affecting it. Characteristics and performance of the regional industry are compared to the national level. Empirical findings are based on national survey data covering the period 1993 to 2007, exploratory interviews with local industry experts and stakeholders and recent materials. Findings suggest that the region is one of the dominant locations for environmental technologies in Austria in terms of number of firms and employees and that it has been characterised by high growth and expanding export markets. The sector seems to benefit from pre-existing industries and engineering competences and is supported by two cluster initiatives in the region. (authors' abstract

The future of historical sociolinguistics?

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Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016

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Wien und die "Third Mission" der Hochschulen: Endbericht ; Studie im Auftrag der MA23 - Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Statistik, Stadt Wien

aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis: Einleitung; Die Diskurse um die "Third Mission" der Hochschulen; Die "Third Mission" der Hochschulen aus hochschul- und innovationspolitischer Perspektive; Die "Third Mission" der Hochschulen aus der Perspektive der Wiener StakeholderInnen; Zusammenfassung und Schlussfolgerungen; Literatur

Boosting the activity of hydrogen release from liquid organic hydrogen carrier systems by sulfur-additives to Pt on alumina catalysts

Liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) systems are a promising alternative for energy storage and transport. The development of an active and selective LOHC-dehydrogenation catalyst is therefore of great importance. In this study we present a modification procedure of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts with a sulfur containing compound that results in improved activity as well as in reduced side product formation. Here, it appears that the right amount of applied sulfur species is crucial to reach the described effects. The optimum value depends on the support surface area and the molar ratio of sulfur to surface platinum. Mechanistic studies of the sulfur modification by infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) with adsorbed CO revealed that preferentially low coordinated defect sites (edges or corner/apex Pt atoms) are blocked by sulfur compounds and that these are the ones responsible for side reactions. The sulfur species were found to modify the electronic properties of Pt and this facilitates the desorption of the aromatic dehydrogenation products

SeGaBu Serious Games Platform for Business and Education : Loppujulkaisu

Tämä julkaisu kertoo Kajaanin ammattikorkeakoulun, Oulun ammattikorkeakoulun, Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulun ja Oulun yliopiston yhteishankkeesta. Euroopan sosiaalirahaston (ESR) ja Hämeen ELY-keskuksen myöntämän osarahoituksen turvin Serious Games Platform for Business and Education (SeGaBu) -hanke toimi marraskuusta 2015 maaliskuun 2018 loppuun. Tässä julkaisussa esitellään hankkeen keskeiset toimenpiteet hyötypeliosaamisen ja pelillistämisen tunnettuuden edistämiseksi

DNVF-Memorandum III - Methods for Health Services Research, Part 4-Concept and Methods for Organizational Health Services Research Chapter 2-Methodological Approaches for Organizational Health Services Research: Measures, Data Sources, Data Collection and Data Analysis

Organizational health services research is still a relatively young field of research in Germany which is of increasing interest. The German Network Health Services Research e.V. (DNVF e.V.) published in 2009 - supported by expert associations and individual members of the DNVF - a guide on Methods for organizational health services research of the Memorandum III, part 1 [1]. Originating from this publication and facilitated by the increasing relevance of the field, a necessity to refine the conceptual and methodological basis became evident. The update and extension of the publication from 2009 consists of 3 chapters: (1) Definition and concept of organizational health services research, (2) Methodological approaches in organizational health services research: indicators, data sources, data collection and data analysis, (3) Methodological approaches for the design, evaluation and implementation of complex interventions in healthcare organizations. The aim of the second chapter is to derive methodological requirements and characteristics of organizational health services research - based on the unique characteristics of the research field presented in chapter 1