Innovativeness being the main driver of the competitiveness of a region has been created by different actors such as firms, research centers, universities and other public or private institutions interacting on various levels. Spatial concentration accelerated these interactions and the...

Moderne Innovationsprozesse sind durch eine zunehmende Komplexität gekennzeichnet, die dafür verantwortlich ist, daß kaum ein Unternehmen mehr allein in der Lage ist, alle relevanten Entwicklungen zu verfolgen, geschweige denn zu beherrschen. Aus diesem Grund wird der Rückgriff auf externe...

An agent-based simulation model representing a theory of the dynamic processes involved in innovation in modern knowledge-based industries is described. The agent-based approach allows the representation of heterogeneous agents that have individual and varying stocks of knowledge. The simulation...