This Ph.D. dissertation studies innovation in Germany from 1877 to 1914. The German patents that had survived for at … least ten years are used as a proxy of innovation. The introduction briefly outlines the issues to be investigated. The … distribution of patents across industries and across regions. The second chapter investigates the regional innovation system (RIS …

Technology and innovation play an increasingly important role in the economic development of both developed and … innovation or imitation by developing a conceptual model and then empirically testing it using pesticide innovation data from a … rapidly developing country, China. We find that the government encouraged local innovation by opening regions to more …

-import ratios in mechanical engineering was positively influenced by the growth of patent stocks that represent the new knowledge …

innovative counterparts appear to have the same need and capacity to absorb knowledge spillovers in technology clusters. Further … which suggests an asymmetric need for knowledge spillovers by these firms. Furthermore, serial innovator firms seem to be … differences across industries can be noted. This again indicates an asymmetric use and need for academic knowledge spillovers and …

profiting from innovation, Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), the Knowledge-Based View (KBV), and open innovation and innovation …Innovation comprises the processes of invention and commercialization. While the importance of innovation, especially … innovation and, in particular, builds on the evolutionary explanation of technology development, the Teecian framework on …

profiting from innovation, Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), the Knowledge-Based View (KBV), and open innovation and innovation …Innovation comprises the processes of invention and commercialization. While the importance of innovation, especially … innovation and, in particular, builds on the evolutionary explanation of technology development, the Teecian framework on …