This paper deals with institutional conditions in regional innovation systems; how institutions affect the organization … of innovation activities among firms, and in what ways regional policy initiatives can be supportive. The analysis draws … on data on innovation networks and activities in the life science, media, and food industries. The theoretical framework …

learning and collaborative innovation. Different forms of proximity include geographical, cognitive, social, institutional and … framework by theorizing how the relative importance of each proximity dimension depends on the type of knowledge being produced …, where we distinguish between analytical, synthetic and symbolic knowledge. We argue that our theoretical framework in …

knowledge base approach in empirical innovation studies, regardless of industrial, geographical or temporal context. The paper … thereby dismisses the wide-spread taxonomical application of knowledge base conceptualizations in innovation studies and …This paper has three aims. Firstly, to provide a critical review of previous conceptualizations of the knowledge base …

Arrangements to cooperate on innovation facilitate access to external sources of knowledge. Using panel data derived … from five waves of Community Innovation Survey in the Czech Republic, we examine whether firms engage in these arrangements … initiating cooperation on innovation therefore have the potential to induce durable changes in the innovative behaviour of firms. …

The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this article, with discussions of what it is, why it is … relevant, and how it can be implemented to enhance product innovation. It is shown that the innovation systems approach has … diffused rapidly during the latest decades and has completely replaced the linear view in the field of innovation research. The …

external knowledge sources. Drawing on case study material, this paper investigates the role of intermediate organizations in … facilitating technological knowledge transfer between the university and the indigenous SMEs, discussing how capabilities are built … during such intermediation. Particularly, we discuss the role of NGOs facilitating the transfer of knowledge between …

plagued by low pay-off in relation to very high investments in R&D and innovation efforts. Using new data, we show that this … related to the Swedish paradox. We take account of the history of innovation policy in Sweden and – on the basis of the …