efficiency as globalization was setting up. In this paper we shed light on the increasing role which innovation is called to … throughout which R&D become embedded in nowadays societies, evidence clearly reveals how innovation strategies are to be found so …

scientific and technological knowledge from manufacturing, to the marketing and the strategic management of companies that act as … protagonists of these processes. Globalization of markets is inter-connected with intensive incorporation of knowledge in economy …. This study on “R&D, Innovation and Employment Creation” for the Portuguese Observatory of Employment and Vocational …

paradigm crisis, highlighting the strong links between the exploitation of knowledge and the accumulation of surplus. Therefore …, increasing productivity - via knowledge and network externalities - output and employment). As a result, we first point out the …

innovation generation, transfer and implementation center, while maintaining the traditional university functions. The 3G …, potential researches and innovation customers’ amount grow. With time the amount of conducted research and developed innovative …

Progress in our understanding of the role of knowledge in the economy, based on Nelson and Winter's book published in …

innovation at the sectoral level. Despite considerable interest in David and Foray's (1995) work on the codification of knowledge …This paper explores ongoing debates about the role that codified forms of knowledge play in fostering firms' and … and the changing nature of innovation due to the use of information and communication technologies, there are relatively …

The 21st century brings along the recognition for the necessity to understand and measure the activity of knowledge … in order to develop policies that would promote these benefits. Knowledge management (KM) implies any activity regarding … the capture and the diffusion of knowledge within the organization. In our study we analyze the impacts and dimensions of …

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 …