We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

Die Gründung eines innovativen Unternehmens stellt eine Form der kommerziellen Verwer-tung von Wissen dar. Der Beitrag …Setting up an innovative new firm is a way of commercializing knowledge. The paper gives an overview of the extent of … new firm formation in knowledge intensive and in innovative German industries and their development. The founding of a new …

drive innovation. …

The three related factors knowledge, learning and innovation are regarded as the main elements of the knowledge economy … context by means of numerous innovation theory concepts. The spatial proximity of respective knowledge carriers to each other … construction of local knowledge infrastructures. Technology parks (TP) can be used as witnesses of the development of innovation …

knowledge, which ascribe important societal functions to competition. In his later works, he has elaborated his view that …

This paper identifies the varieties and dynamics of service economies in Europe, analysing the role of knowledge base … plays a prominent role, while heterogeneity is driven by uneven knowledge bases and innovative efforts. …

Understanding the way in which knowledge is technically produced and transferred, and how its diffusion path can be … relevant literature so far has paid less attention investigating the microeconomic link between knowledge transfer and … knowledge diffusion in a comprehensive approach. The aim of this paper is to highlight the link between knowledge transfer …

We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …

A new model of economic growth introduces the knowledge filter between new generic knowledge and economically …-useful knowledge. It identifies both the formation of new ventures and the absorptive capacity of incumbent firms as the mechanisms … that penetrate the knowledge filter. Recent empirical work has shown that new firms are more proficient at penetrating the …

New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited … commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that … "knowledge filter" between new knowledge and economic knowledge and identifies both new ventures and incumbent firms as the …