data for Germany, show that the degree to which firm knowledge is portable depends on skill similarities between the firms … workers. Firm and occupational skill distances, that is firm and occupation specific knowledge, both are negatively related to …

Systemic innovation theory emphasizes that innovations are the result of an interdependent exchange process between … different organizations. This is reflected in the current paradigm in European innovation policy, which aims at the support of … collaborative R&D and innovation projects bringing together science and industry. Building on a large data set using project …