established electronic firms like IBM and Motorola to accumulate knowledge in encryption software technology.Empirical evidence …

geographically and function-ally. They promoted rapid innovation by resorting to systematic Research and Development ef- forts. And … innovation in the econ-omy. Hence, to the extent that policy makers strive to achieve the priorities of citizens, they are …

firm competitive advantages. This work shows that innovation and product differentiation, along with investments in co …

rates of innovation. Indeed, there is circumstantial evidence to the opposite. And, indeed, a sound theoretic consideration … of the nature of technological knowledge and the drivers of its accumulation fully reveals the limitation, possible even … both theory and historical experience suggest that loose and limited IPR are most conducive to knowledge accumulation and …

of analysis. Considering as unit of analysis the region of Beira Interior (Portugal), this article aims to provide a TOWS …