The purpose of this research is to examine a driving force behind innovation, human capital, which we contend is useful … in identifying and exploiting opportunities in both goods and services contexts. Traditional predictors of innovation … theory, this research proposes that investment in employees is an innovation predictor that embraces the nuances of both …

This paper tests the importance of firm level knowledge and neighborhood diversity, as a source for localized knowledge … points to the importance of absorptive capacity. However, firm characteristics, such as the knowledge of the own employees …

This chapter intends to demonstrate that the Stockholm region is the key centre for knowledge development, innovations … tasks associated with a job. Moreover, the knowledge intensity of an ur-ban region can be related to the absorption capacity … creative ideas and a larger absorptive capacity. This allows the Stockholm region to function as a source of innovation and …

This paper proposes a framework to analyze knowledge creation in traditional sectors and empirically test innovation … ease of learning and promote absorptive capacity and knowledge, which in turn fosters innovation in SMEs in traditional … external network in terms of knowledge and innovation. JEL Codes: D83, O31, J24, L1, C25 …

Skills, innovation and human capital as they feature prominently on the policy agenda of industrialized countries …

on firms' performance. For sure R&D expenses and market are really important to foster innovation and drive firms towards … capital and innovation in SMEs. Thirdly, we illustrate what we mean for learning, paying particular attention to the …

provided, and an examination of the spatial distribution. While there is a close relation between larger markets and knowledge …

This paper focuses on the role of knowledge within the process of growth and job creation in the European Union. Many … features of the so-called knowledge-based economy are connected with the increasing use of information and communication … technologies (ICT), that radically changes the conditions for the production and distribution of knowledge as well as its coupling …