to adopt a networking approach in analysing the international propensity of SMEs. The case of the textile network in … the influence of network on their internationalisation process. The contribution that the network can give to the single … firm in its internationalisation process depends also on the level of cooperation in the network. In fact, relationships …

We propose a novel model of knowledge discovery shedding light on the emergence of General Purpose Technologies (GPTs … only when certain conditions with regard to the following techno-economic factors are met: knowledge diffusion …

belonged to the exiting key player's ego-network, indicating that the group level provides a source of stability and …

international competitiveness are way stronger than international ones. Network measures of position in the knowledge space are …This paper empirically investigates how the inter-sectoral knowledge flows affect the international competitiveness of … 16 OECD countries over the period 1995-2009, we apply a network-based approach to capture the effect of industries …

—contradicting pattern, we investigate processes at the intermediate network level. Our analysis draws upon co-patenting data for the entire … subsequent period. We show that processes at the intermediate network level provide new insights on the co-existence of micro …

.g. geographical distance between regions). ERGMs represent a new set of network analysis techniques that have been developed in recent … determinants at the structural network level while still only requiring cross-sectional network data. The usefulness of ERGMs is … illustrated by an empirical study on the structure of the cross-regional R and D collaboration network of the German chemical …

We introduce a noncooperative multilateral bargaining model for a network-restricted environment, in which players can … their communication links with upfront transfers. The main theorem characterizes a condition on network structures for … efficient equilibria and shows the prevalence of strategic delays. If the underlying network is either complete or circular …

employers. Knowledge can be embodied in several different forms, in individuals, in books, in machines, or in processes. Human … capital refers to embodied knowledge in individuals, comprising qualifications acquired through education, experience, skills … knowledge carriers and since an individual cannot be separated from these characteristics the knowledge can therefore not be …

&D and productivity levels of firms. Trade agreements between countries are modelled with a network: nodes represent … agreement is represented by the complete network while the overlap of regional trade agreements is represented by the hub …-and-spoke trade system. Trade liberalization, which increases the network of trade agreements, reinforces the incentives for firms to …