study draws on entrepreneurial knowledge and action literature to examine the roles of knowledge acquisition and … innovation is tested on configurations of regional knowledge landscapes. Results of this analysis suggest that competing … entrepreneurship perspectives of knowledge spillover and network-based new venture formation coexist and even interact. Formal …

encouraging, supporting, and advancing knowledge production (research, research and experimental development, R&D) and knowledge … of its employees (and their competences) as a potential opportunity and asset to perform creatively in knowledge … production and knowledge application. The academic firm has an interest to engage in networks with universities (higher education …

advantage and prosperity. In this volume, the authors define the terms and principles of knowledge creation, diffusion, and use …

that creativity, invention and innovation are manifested and flourish in select American, European, and Asian knowledge …-based innovation networks and knowledge clusters. This book will present a number of conceptual and emperical studies from the USA …, Europe and Asia, that contribute to a better understanding of the role of knowledge in the theory and practice of …

In the 21st century, intangible resources such as knowledge and social capital have become as necessary to the modern …, regional, and national scale. In order to effect and sustain a positive change, innovation and knowledge networks need to be …