) competitiveness, innovation "smart growth" in the Lisbon and Euro 2020 strategy seems to have a build in effect toward economic … in the overall economic trends in Europe in a regional context. In addition, in influence of innovation on the …

It has been shown that firms tend to develop different modes of innovation triggered by the relationship between … innovation; second, relating them to firms' innovative and economic performance; and, analyzing the relationship between the … different innovation modes and the economic impact of the crisis on the firms' performance. These hypotheses are tested by …

Although conceptual support for the relevance of social capital as an antecedent of innovation has received much … general terms, a linear positive relationship among some components of social capital and innovation. Yet some studies also … on the social network theory of innovation, this paper seeks to contribute some insights to this stream of research by …

Innovative capacity has a decisive and crucial role in determining who is prospering in the global arena. Innovation is … efficiency, its national culture, and its innovation framework. This paper reflects upon the factors that influence national … innovative capacity, based on the European Innovation Scoreboard database. The aim is to reflect and evaluate the factors with …

Innovation performance seems to rely on efficiently integrating and extending different pieces of various types of … sources of knowledge (ISK) as innovation performance drivers. Thus, context-led views such as the innovative milieux approach …, innovation systems literature and the knowledge spillover view have tended to focus on diverse, informal and location …

regional innovation systems and international knowledge flow by using trade data on openness. The study distinguishes between …