This paper discusses, first, the properties of scientific and technological knowledge and the institutions supporting …

for innovation. Finally, design modularity is positively associated with the performance of the project. -- software … ; technological innovation ; human capital ; modularity …

levels of analysis of technologies, namely as (i) bodies of problem-solving knowledge, (ii) organizational procedures, and … those which concern knowledge and organizational procedures while in most respects the I/O representation is just an ex post …, derived, one. Next, we outline what we consider to be important advances in the understanding of productive knowledge and of …

This paper adopts sociometric analysis to explore the process of knowledge acquisition and diffusion in clusters of … firms. By comparing the knowledge systems of two clusters selected for being at different stages of their development path …, this study shows that the knowledge system of the laggard cluster is weak, highly disconnected and vulnerable, while in the …

example in which more rational agents systematically perform worse than less rational ones. -- Innovation ; Endogenous Growth …

firm competitive advantages. This work shows that innovation and product differentiation, along with investments in co … founders. -- Entry ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Software …

As innovation becomes an ever more central issue for the development of firms and world economies, so the need for … capturing relevant aspects of innovation phenomena and the process of industrial change. We propose trademarks as a … complementary indicator in the portfolio of available empirical tools of innovation studies and industrial dynamics. Our empirical …