existing sociological theories. Two case studies - one on the European trade union movement and one on technological innovation …

This paper examines the diversity of the types of links of firms to science and their effect on innovation performance …, firms with a science link enjoy superior innovation performance, in particular with respect to innovations that are new to …

associated with their innovation performance. Using a sample of Flemish firms, we show that there exists considerable … heterogeneity in the type of links to science at the firm level. Overall, firms with a science link enjoy superior innovation …

cooperation and different forms of innovation, i.e. product, process, marketing and organizational innovation. In a final step we …In this paper, we analyze the relationships between different types of innovation and collaboration, given the varying … success of regional innovation networks', which examines the innovation activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME …

The relationships between different types of cooperation and rivalry and product innovation are examined in this … cooperation. For new companies, the most effective types of cooperation are those which can lower costs and reduce risks (small … rivalry and product innovation is stronger for established companies than for new ones. The results obtained, using a sample …

capabilities of cooperation and innovation. …

cooperation are among the key factors. …

decision for the firm's innovation. Companies must be conscious that while suppliers and customers' cooperation are relevant … aims to understand how companies can strength their contexts of cooperation in order to innovate. Design … innovation efficiency process. The influence of the potential and realized absorptive capacity on new products is significant and …

Studies analyzing the importance of intra- and inter-regional cooperation for regional innovation performance are … mainly of qualitative nature and focus strongly on the positive effects that high levels of cooperation can yield. For the …-empirical analysis taking into account the possibility of negative effects related to regional lock-in, lock-out, and cooperation …

This paper investigates the possible presence of three problems in regional innovation systems (RIS): intermediation … cooperate. However, it is a main determinant of failed cooperation projects. …