The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

Studies analyzing the importance of intra- and inter-regional cooperation for regional innovation performance are mainly of qualitative nature and focus strongly on the positive effects that high levels of cooperation can yield. For the case of the German labor market regions and the Electrics &...

Einführung -- Wissen und Innovationen -- Wissenstransfer im Raum -- Wissensspillover und Wissensexternalitäten -- Arten der Nähe -- Politische Unterstützung der Innovationsgenerierung -- Politische Unterstützung für Kooperationen und Netzwerke -- Evolutorische Wirtschaftsgeopraphie und...