knowledge. The dynamic life-cycle approach elaborated in the second part provides a coherent account of the evidence, and … indicates interesting implications for innovation and educational policies. …

are used to analyze the determinant factors related to improvements in innovation and productivity. Our results indicate … that increasing technology and knowledge through a “black box” process is related to an increase in productivity …. Furthermore, the protection and management of production knowledge and expertise is a valid method of increasing global technical …

Abstract: In this paper we assess the relevance of both knowledge creation and diffusion processes in affecting Italian … SMEs’ propensity to innovate. In doing so a knowledge production function (KPF) is estimated for a representative sample of … magnitude of such impact being decreasing in firms’ size. Second, knowledge diffusion via geographical proximity enhances the …

role of the home country as a source of knowledge. These elements are investigated through an analysis of patents and …

of innovation practices. It analyses whether the entrepreneurial innovation capability of firms is stimulated through the … relationships developed with external partners. The data of 2nd Community Innovation Survey of EUROSTAT is used in a logistic model …. In the estimation process of the Logit function, the entrepreneurial innovation capability is considered as the answer …

of innovation along very short paths, also constrains firms continuously and can lead to a fast reversal of their …

economically exploitable knowledge. This phenomenon has been produced by the absence of government’s incentives and strategies in … order to be competitive inside the Knowledge Based Economy. More concretely, political, institutional and social factors … have contributed negatively within this reality. As a consequence, the knowledge generation in this region is insufficient …