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Acquisitions of Start-ups by Incumbent Businesses A market selection process of “high-quality” entrants?

Andersson, Martin; Xiao, Jing - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

We analyze the frequency and nature by which new firms are acquired by established businesses. Acquisitions are often … up to 18 years after entry, we show that acquisitions of recent start-ups are rare and restricted to a small group of … resources. Our overall findings support the argument that acquisitions primarily concern NTBFs in market contexts where entry …

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Why space matters in technological innovation systems – the global knowledge dynamics of membrane bioreactor technology

Binz, Christian; Truffer, Bernhard; Coenen, Lars - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

Studies on technological innovation systems (TIS) often set spatial boundaries at the national level and treat supranational levels as a geographically undifferentiated and freely accessible global technological opportunity set. This article criticizes this conceptualization and proposes instead...

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The Geography of Sustainability Transitions: A Literature Review

Hansen, Teis; Coenen, Lars - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

This review covers the recent literature on the geography of sustainability transitions which has recently expanded considerably. The first aim of the review is to clarify the position of geographical thought in different contributions which have adopted an explicitly geographical perspective to...

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Is Co-Invention Expediting Technological Catch Up? A Study of Collaboration between Emerging Country Firms and EU inventors

Giuliani, Elisa; Martinelli, Arianna; Rabellotti, Roberta - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

Firms from emerging countries such as Brazil, India, and China (BIC) are going global, and Europe is attracting around one-third of their direct outward investments. Growing internationalization constitutes an opportunity for technological catch up. In this paper we analyze BIC firms’...

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The Innovation Union Scoreboard is Flawed: The case of Sweden – not being the innovation leader of the EU

Edquist, Charles; Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, Jon Mikel - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015

According to the Innovation Union Scoreboard, published by the European Commission every year, Sweden has been, and still is, an innovation leader within the EU and one of the most innovative countries in Europe. In the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014 (European Union, 2014: 5), Sweden has the...

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Considering adoption: Towards a consumption-oriented approach to innovation

Rekers, Josephine V. - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2012

What are the forces that shape the adoption of innovations? This question has been sidelined in a largely production-centric literature on the economic geography of innovation. Inspired by Weber’s dual concern with procurement and distribution activities in the location of industry, this paper...

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Policy coordination in systems of innovation: A structural-functional analysis of regional industry support in Sweden

Nilsson, Magnus; Moodysson, Jerker - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2011

The framework of regional innovation systems highlights the systemic nature of economic development and the importance of coordination of policy activities. Such coordination presupposes an understanding of the underlying problems and how they can be addressed. Generic problems in innovation...

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Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Knowledge Base

Landström, Hans; Harirchi, Gouya; Åström, Fredrik - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2011

Entrepreneurship research has a long tradition and since the 1980s the field has grown significantly. In this study we identify the ‘knowledge producers’ who have shaped the field over time and their core entrepreneurship research works. A unique database consisting of all references in...

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Innovation Policy Design: Identification of Systemic Problems

Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2011

‘Activities’ in innovation systems are the determinants of the development and diffusion of innovations. Examples are R&D, provision of organizations and institutions, financing of innovations, incubation, etc. These activities are partly performed by private organizations and partly by...

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Regional Institutional Environment and Its Impact on Intra-firm and Inter-organisational Innovation Networks: A Comparative Case Study in China and Switzerland

LIU, Ju - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2011

This paper investigates the structure of the intra-firm innovation networks (IntraINs) and the inter-organisational innovation networks (InterINs) of six leading manufacturing companies in the Great Zurich Area of Switzerland and the Sichuan province of China. It assesses the regional...

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