Searching for externally available knowledge has been characterised as a vital part of the innovation process. Previous … and that these moderate the relationship between innovation inputs and outputs. Based on a sample of 4,500 firms from 13 … European countries we find that search patterns in low-technology industries focus on market knowledge while they are built …

: innovations, knowledge transfer, industrial dynamics, structural change, international competitiveness, evolutionary game theory …-48 -- Joel Mokyr (1998), 'Induced Technical Innovation and Medical History: An Evolutionary Approach', Journal of Evolutionary … Verspagen (2002), 'Technology-Gaps, Innovation-Diffusion and Transformation: An Evolutionary Interpretation', Research Policy …