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Information and communication technology is changing the way in which cities organise policymaking and urban growth. Smart Cities base their strategy on the use of information and communication technologies in several fields such as economy, environment, mobility and governance to transform the...
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Many innovation studies have focused on a narrow concept of technological innovation, such as the generation of patents … or the introduction of new products. The performance of firms, however, often depends on innovation defined from a … innovation. Drawing on the concepts of knowledge bases and innovation systems, we investigate these relationships by analyzing …
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) entrepreneurs, inventors, innovators, and other “economic actors” who are engaged, or want and can be engaged, in innovation … economic system. In contrast to many papers which separately discuss innovation behavior and innovation policies, our research …
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Research on innovation processes suggests that the most significant activities and decisions are made in the initiation … phase, i.e., what is often termed as the “fuzzy front-end” (FFE) of innovation, and at the finalization phase, i …. This paper presents a comparison and analysis of innovation practices in a sample of 473 Nordic, Asian, and Euro …
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In innovation, the role of aesthetics is important, possibly paramount, but this factor is not reflected in mainstream … innovation theory and research. The paper suggests that aesthetics, supported by serendipity, imagination, and creativity … constitute the core, i.e., the “soul” of innovation, and that these factors fuel the dynamics of innovation. These factors are …
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Since Schumpeter, it has been assumed that innovation typically plays a key role in competitiveness at firm, industry … countries. It stands to reason that innovation and competitiveness models based on developed countries may not well be … applicable to developing countries. Drawing on theoretical bases of competitiveness, technology, and innovation, the current …
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This article investigates the relation between recombinative capabilities, innovation and alliance strategies for 71 … the impact of two factors on innovation. The first is the recombinative capabilities of firms, which are measured by the … positive effect. Beyond this limit, recombinative capabilities reduce innovation intensity. In other words, after a threshold …
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This paper studies the effects of spatial concentration of innovation activity on local production of patents in the US …, via spatial interactions, is also a purveyor of local innovation production. The effect is stronger when we consider …
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