Recent contributions to the literature of national innovation systems (NIS) reflect growing research interests in cross …-country comparisons, in particular so in performance comparisons across national innovation systems. Although such comparisons differ … to discuss the usefulness of benchmarking studies carried out within the framework of national innovation systems (NIS …

In this paper, we give an overview on recent developments in the research on national innovation systems (NIS … innovation systems, heterogeneity in the structure of the systems is only marginally taken into account, an aspect that may … ties up with early studies of national innovation systems. …

(resilience). The fourth category is closely related to innovation, hence traditionally R & D expenditures are taken as a proxy …, last but not least, the "innovation oriented state", focussing on R & D, which has the biggest influence on economic growth … within the constraints of data availability. The results reveal that the impact of innovation oriented spending on economic …

The main focus of this paper is on the examination of the role and importance of innovation networks in the decision to … innovation intensity, the implications resulting from the involvement of ?start-ups? in a network of innovation are more closely … analyzed. The examinations show, on the one hand, that contact to innovation networks has a positive effect on the decision …

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the role of universities in the innovation process. Against the background of … theoretical considerations about the interrelation of innovation and the adaptation of external resources, the effects of … university-based (knowledge) resources - together with other exogenous variables - on the innovation input and output of firms in …

of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS 3). Descriptive statistics indicate that the rate of innovators is quite similar … deeper rooted in the underlying innovation systems than the existing literature may assume. …