pt. I. Measuring the future orientation and innovativeness of economies -- pt. II. Knowledge migration, diaspora networks and commuting entrepreneurs -- pt. III. International innovation networks : the Germany-Turkey nexus.

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...

The competitiveness of firms, regions and countries greatly depends on the generation, dissemination and application of new knowledge. Modern innovation research is challenged by the need to incorporate knowledge generation and dissemination processes into the analysis so as to disentangle the...