&D and innovation activities. The analysis contains two parts: A review of relevant theoretical and empirical literature and … analysis. The empirical part uses data from the Mannheim Innovationpanel on innovation activities of German firms. …

absorptive capacity. Innovation is an interactive process that requires firms to reach beyond their boundary in search of … country, Nigeria, I provide fresh evidence to the effect that interactive learning generally helps firm-level innovation … learning, absorptive capacity and innovation. Following the notion that networks are a basic infrastructure for knowledge …