and small and medium-sized (SME) firms, mainly operating in the creative high-tech sector in the Netherlands. The research …' model). Our results show significant differences in the performance of large vis-à-vis SME firms that have adopted SPM …

Knowledge triggers regional growth. Evidence suggests that skilled labour force concentrates in islands of innovation … increasing returns to knowledge, favouring the emergence of islands of innovation; regions with a high endowment of cognitive …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regio nal …

In recent decades there have been an enormous number of studies about innovation systems, partly inspired by a great … development strategies. Despite different perspectives, most studies highlight knowledge creation and innovation as the major … drivers of change and growth. This consensus disappears, however, as soon as the complexity of innovation and knowledge are …