The aim of this paper is, firstly, to contribute to the understanding of innovation patterns in services. To this end …, firms which are similar in terms of a large set of innovation indicators were grouped into clusters. For the Swiss case, it … was possible to identify five clusters which exhibit clearly different configurations of a large number of innovation …

middle‐level managers and, thus, essentially contribute to innovation. However, the question of by which network ties top … managers – that is, the key organizational decision‐makers – acquire which kind of innovation‐related knowledge resources has …

Technological innovation is a process linked to the generation of knowledge and the way in which companies learn and … support a wave of growth in other sectors, this study focuses on identifying and measuring innovation capabilities, as well as … networks (financial, knowledge, collaboration, among others) that allow generating both an adequate flow of knowledge and the …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … conditions and configurations allow a regional innovation system to be competitive in a cutting-edge technology like …

Nanotechnologie ist eine technologische Innovation, die aufgrund ihrer absehbaren vielfältigen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten …