that they employ. In order to account for non-R&D innovation activities, we apply the STI/DUI concept as a theoretical … starting point. This distinguishes between (1) the science, technology, innovation (STI) mode with its strong emphasis on … modes of learning and innovation exist within the German SME sector: the supplier-dependent DUI group, the customer …

Previous studies have found that generalized trust positively affects innovation at the country and regional level. We … extend this literature by arguing that there are four reasons to believe that the trust-innovation relationship is … regions with less developed innovation capacities as it fosters cooperation and knowledge transfer, which is known to be …

This paper examines the role of vocational education and training (VET) in innovation by comparing the VET workforce …'s participation in innovation with that of university graduates, such as scientists and engineers. Using individual-level data from … VET qualifications - play a substantial role in both the invention and implementation phases of the firm's innovation …

' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the direct effects of initial VET on technological … innovation in small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are on average quite weak. If at all, a training firm's initial VET … activities are associated with production innovation activities and not with process innovation. Larger effects can only be …

trust among people in regions on innovation using two distinct data sets. The first one contains firm-level data and is used … to analyze how trust affects firm-level innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The second data set is … used to analyze the trust-innovation relationship within regions. It allows us to capture innovation in the form of patents …

-sensitive policies that take into account different modes of innovation. …

for policy advice, this paper empirically identifies DUI mode drivers of SME innovation. For the first time, a large set … predicting SME innovation depends on both the region and the type of innovation output. SME innovation in lagging regions is … suggest that R&D capacity is not the only main driver of SME innovation, especially in lagging regions, and therefore provide …

The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research … DUI mode and how they should be measured. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation …

The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) which is based on … research and development. A common demarcation criterion between both modes of innovation is the relevance of experiencebased …