-based knowledge spillovers as one such factor (Audretsch and Lehmann 2005, Cassia et al. 2009). This paper extends this approach to … the regional innovator network, promoting region-specific knowledge spillovers. Two data bases are applied. First, patent …

literature. We discuss if lock-ins are really inescapable, especially when innovation is concerned. Also, we address the question …

analysis with evidence on innovation slowdown trends, looking at aggregate and compositional trends. We explore the innovation … occurrence. Eventually, we relate productivity and innovation slowdowns deriving tables of trends co-movements, weighted by input …

importance of employee training practices undertaken in firms as an important tool for human resource and knowledge management … establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when …

knowledge interactions are perceived to be underdeveloped. In contrast to the popularity of the policy measure little is known … about its impact on knowledge networks, because most scientific evaluations focus on impacts at the firm level. Using the … observed from 1985 to 2013, in 13 German regions. We find that the initiative increases network size and innovation activities …

The article serves as an introduction to the empirical analysis of innovation or knowledge networks based on patent … data with a particular focus on regional networks. I provide a review of the literature of innovation networks and how it … connects to systemic approaches within the field of innovation studies. The SNA methodology is introduced by performing a …

contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …The role of geographical proximity in fostering connections and knowledge flows between innovative actors ranks among … the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While …

knowledge spillovers, as they serve as central actors of innovation networks and stimulate network activities. Whereas the … produce knowledge that is subsequently transferred into product and process innovations by private businesses. Besides this … rather passive role in commercializing inventions, public research institutions may also proactively exploit new knowledge …