This paper extends the existing literature on strategic R&D alliances by presenting a model of innovation networks with endogenous absorptive capacity. The networks emerge as a result of bilateral cooperation over time between firms occupying different locations in the knowledge space. Social...

This chapter is about radical innovation and disruptive technological change. Discovering the nature and mechanisms of disruptive technological change can help to understand the long-run dynamics of innovation and map profound transformation in socio-economic systems. The chapter considers four...

There already exists broad literature investigating small and innovative firms in many respects. However, there have been few attempts to assess this group of firms ́propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to fill that gap. By applying a new approach to account for...