Information and knowledge are essential to the decision making of firms. However, information is a primitive in the … formation of knowledge. Information and the related concepts of risk and surprise are primarily of importance for rational … decision making while knowledge is a form of (non-material) capital to be used as a resource in the transformation of different …

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. …

Knowledge is maintained as a core variable for growth in a large set of contemporary theories. In this paper, we … analyze the relationship between knowledge accessibility and regional growth. The knowledge resource used in our model R … actual travel time distances. Using data at the municipality level in Sweden, the hypothesis that knowledge accessibility has …

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 …

strategy and knowledge resources. The study aims at confirming that firms with a strategy with R&D persistency have a markedly … knowledge milieu may augment the performance of firms. The third question concerns knowledge exchange in regional and global …

This paper tests the importance of firm level knowledge and neighborhood diversity, as a source for localized knowledge … spillovers, on firms propensity to innovate. Diversity is measured in terms of industries as well as employee education and … occupation, of which the results show a positive neighborhood effect from diversity in education. In addition, an added positive …

located at Gwangju region in Korea. Our empirical results show that a firm’s industry characteristics, such as machinery and …

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 …

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 …

This paper focuses on the concept of knowledge and examines models depicting and explaining the role of knowledge in … regional development and provides an assessment of empirical studies of how knowledge affects growth and development in … functional regions. For this paper it is crucial to understand those factors that make knowledge spatially sticky and knowledge …