A central feature of innovation systems is that innovation arises from interaction between organizational units. This … systems of innovation. …

innovation and performance. In this paper is presented an empirical study in this direction, based on data for 743 hospitals from … and estimated econometrically five equations: one for product innovation, one for process innovation and three equations … ‘soft’ ICT investment), as right-hand variables, while the performance equations also included the two innovation measures …

The main objective of this empirical paper is to identify characteristics of imitation and innovation and shed light on … different types of innovating firms show that an innovation performance hierarchy exists ranking from occasional innovators …

publicly available sources (OECD and the Swiss Federal Statistical Office) and on micro data from the KOF innovation panel …. Special attention is paid to a firm’s innovation performance, investments in information and communication technologies and IT …

innovation. It employs an analysis of three types of embedding: institutional embedding, which is often localized, structural …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …

This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of ‘competence’ with …