Based on detailed information about the regional knowledge base, particularly about universities, we find that regional … localized knowledge and, especially, of public research for the emergence of innovative new businesses. …

We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of … ; innovation ; knowledge ; spillovers ; patents ; regional Analysis …

We analyze information and knowledge transfer in a sample of 16 German regional innovation networks with almost 300 … knowledge and information than weak ties. Moreover, our results suggest that broker positions tend to be associated with social … returns rather than with private benefits. -- Regional innovation networks ; R&D-collaboration ; knowledge exchange ; social …

and their relationships. We compare regional knowledge networks based on different types of data sources, namely, co … that using only one data source leads to a severe underestimation of regional knowledge interactions, especially those of …