the innovative processes placing demands on the regional innovation environment and underlining the importance of social … capital as a central element in enhancing regional innovative capability. The relation between social capital and innovation …

be more competitive. At the same time, performing innovation is not an easy task, it is a process that requires … tremendous effort and changes in several parts of business.The number of studies on innovation has increased. Different aspects … of innovation from theoretical and practical points of views have been studied so far. This study aims to investigate the …

and 25 STPs from the 2009 Community Innovation Survey for Spain and a survey of STP managers respectively, we find that …The effectiveness of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) as instruments of innovation policy has generated thriving …

Given Chesbrough's idea of open innovation, it could be said that external knowledge is an important element in the … optimisation of in-house innovation. External knowledge is distributed among various actors and is accessible through many channels …. However, we still do not know much about the search strategies that affect innovation performance. Our study therefore …

The market launch of product innovations is the most visible output of a firm's investment in innovation activities. To … number of different ways, and optimize their innovation process. The success of a firm's innovation strategy has two … product innovation. Second, the ability to turn the market introduction of a product innovation into commercial success. While …

Firms’ search for external knowledge is one aspect of knowledge integration in the innovation process. The literature … has investigated innovation and the breadth of search in different information channels. We introduce the concept of … search balance reflecting the heterogeneity of a firm’s knowledge base. Results from German Community Innovation Survey data …

The European Union dedicates considerable attention to research, development and innovation. Within the long …-term strategy Europe 2020, Innovation Union has become one of the key initiatives. The European Union has decided to regularly … monitor progress in this area through the Summary Innovation Index. The Czech Republic also pays considerable attention to …

einer Faktoren- und Regressionsanalyse nachgewiesen werden, dass Sozialkapital einen wichtigen Einflussfaktor auf das …

sogenannten Sozialkapital zu leisten vermag und porträtieren die Erosion von Vertrauen innerhalb, zwischen und gegenüber US …