and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In particular, we highlight how the global scene is changing in the … contemporary world economy that we char-acterize as a knowledge economy. We show how knowledge and knowledge dynamics is driving … base of large cities, and (iii) the interactive dynamics related to learning and creativity. …

This paper tests the importance of firm level knowledge and neighborhood diversity, as a source for localized knowledge … points to the importance of absorptive capacity. However, firm characteristics, such as the knowledge of the own employees …

have a larger fraction of skilled workers, higher R&D to sales ratios and established networks to knowledge sources in … several different countries. As illustrated by the so-called ‘anchor-tenant’ hypothesis, they can be described as “knowledge …

This study examines how firms’ internal and external knowledge sources affect the introduction of new export products …’ export performance is influenced by internal knowledge, and the knowledge potential in the local and regional environment. In … the present study the knowledge milieu of the exporting firm is the local and regional knowledge potential that is …

In this paper we analyze how firms’ knowledge absorption capacity – given the knowledge environment – affects the … theoretical arguments which imply that firms can influence the usefulness of their knowledge environment by establishing formal … and informal networks with input suppliers (especially suppliers of knowledge-intensive business services) and by …

with global, national, regional and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In the text, we stress the importance to … understand the current changes of the global and their implications for knowledge generation and innovation. Treating knowledge … as a key resource for innovation shifts the focus from the innovation itself to the process of knowledge generation …

supports the view that comparative advantages can be created by investments in technology and knowledge. Export flows from … pattern of investments in (and creation of) technology and knowledge, as such investments shape export specialization patterns …

paper we explore the links between the systematic search for knowledge and the persistence of profits. By investing in … systematic search for knowledge through research and development. …

In this paper, we analyze the relationship between knowledge accessibility and regional economic growth in Sweden. The … research question we ask in this paper is the following: can the variation between regions in knowledge accessibility in a … in the paper is that the potential for human interaction a various spatial scales transforms into potential knowledge …

concludes that the production of high quality product varieties is intensive in knowledge and R&D. This study contributes to … previous research by addressing the influence of spatial knowledge flows on the observed patterns of regional quality … knowledge flows from R&D activities. These knowledge transfers are modeled by accessibility variables, which deduce the presence …