features of evolutionary systems - diversity, innovation and selection - and additional elements, such as bounded rationality …

innovation capability. The study contributes to the current understanding in two ways; first by presenting the important aspects … of organisational innovation capability, and second by showing the importance of measurement in promoting different … aspects of innovation capability. Design/methodology/approach – The study has been executed by conducting a web-based survey …

There remain several unexplored questions in relation to the analysis of regional innovation systems (RISs). This is … economies. In this case, system failures may hinder the operation and development of innovation systems as a whole, and thus … this paper is to discuss the role that might be played by science, technology and innovation (STI) policy when some types …

SMEs new arenas to engage in what we may call are global innovation activities so as to gain, retain, and further … strengthen the competitive position. This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given socio-demographic factors, e … carried out in the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg in Germany to identify barriers to innovation in selected industries and to …

Wissenstransferaktivitäten von schwerpunktmäßig kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) in der Region Jena. Die Studie konzentriert sich auf drei …The research project KompNet 2011 - Factors determining the success of regional innovation networks, funded by the …-sized enterprises (SME) in and closely around Jena (Thuringia). The study focuses on three aspects: How do the different channels used …

Our theory of cultural-institutional persistence and innovation is based on uncoordinated updating of individual social … plays no role in either persistence or innovation, and transitions occur endogenously. We show that persistence will be the …