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 …

Als Bausteine der Wissensökonomie gelten die drei in Verbindung stehenden Faktoren Wissen, Lernen und Innovationen …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 …

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 …

introducing measurements of human capital and intellectual property rights. This confirms assumptions that firms in the knowledge …

Knowledge is recognized as an important ingredient for economic growth in addition to physical capital and labor. While … transforming knowledge into products and processes it is exploited commercially. Nevertheless, the existing knowledge stock and the … for the ability to produce, identify, and exploit knowledge. Since incumbent firms do not exploit new knowledge to the …

Knowledge is recognized as a crucial element of economic growth in addition to physical capital and labor. Knowledge …, identify, and exploit knowledge depends on the existing knowledge stock and the absorptive capacity of actors such as employees … at firms and researchers at universities and research institutions. The existing knowledge stock might not be …