the regional innovator network, promoting region-specific knowledge spillovers. Two data bases are applied. First, patent … data delivers the innovator network for Thuringia. The second data base contains firm specific information on innovative … innovative and connected to the innovator network positively influences the chances of this firm to survive. …

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 … to survive and the connectivity of the network the firms are connected to but only in the later stage of the early …

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 …

caution as firms face costs of network-ing and not merely benefits. -- innovation ; social capital ; innovation network … 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 …