Earlier studies have shown that entrepreneurs play a key role in shaping regional development. Innovator networks where … paper intents to go one step further and analyses in how far differing characteristics of these networks lead to different …

topic in the literature. Although controversial, such an argument has informed recent innovation policy across Germany …-based innovation policies are receiving, it is worth answering two main ques-tions. First, are firms with a relatively high level of … social capital likely to be more in-novative? Second, do companies pursuing innovation in partnership innovate more? This …

core competencies of the network. -- Innovator networks ; innovation system ; R&D cooperation ; mobility …The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We … review the literature on interaction and innovator networks with a focus on regional aspects. To illustrate the relevance of …

The literature on "Innovation Systems" is divided into several directories. Dif- ferences occur through the definition … effects of cooperative innovation activities and analyzes furthermore how dif- ferent dimensions of regional knowledge affect … the regional effects on coopera- tive innovation activities. We find evidence that the related variety of knowl- edge …