-ups from knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) firms with persistent R&D investments have a significantly increased … start in the same sector, indicating the importance of inherited knowledge. These findings suggest that R&D intensive firms …

of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …

of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …

. Taking these problems into account it re-evaluates the performance of entrepreneurial firms in terms of innovation, job …

nurtured by internationally-oriented entrepreneurial founders enable these firms to develop cutting-edge knowledge intensive …

Universities are widely recognized as a critical source of technological innovation and are heralded for the … knowledge generated within academic laboratories. Such firms—and the societal and economic benefits they create—are an important …

This paper summarizes the best papers of the Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy (GIKA) conference, which took … place in July 2012 in Valencia, Spain. The Journal of Business Research hereby publishes a special issue entitled Innovation … and entrepreneurship in knowledge industries. This special issue includes 22 papers and the editorial. All of them went …