. Innovation cooperation is recognised as one of its antecedents, along with R&D, but with different possible outcomes, depending … on innovation. The empirical application, carried out on about 10,500 firms located in 3 EU countries (i.e. Germany … firm's AC providing it occurs within the national boundaries. The transformation of AC into actual innovation is favoured …

also why history matters to regional specialisation patterns. In brief, it seems that innovation clusters as a distinctive … regional entity in international business and the geography of innovation are of increasing importance in STI policy …, innovation systems and competitiveness studies. Recently, more and more research has contributed to an evolutionary perspective …

In recent decades firms have intensified the exploration of external sources of knowledge to enhance their innovation …

Global policy discussions increasingly focus on innovation and the knowledge economy as a driver of long-term growth …. In parallel new forms of innovation processes are emerging, notably open innovation and innovation networks stressing the …

-R&D Innovation Expenditure" and negatively to the following variables: "New Doctorate graduates", "Venture Capital", "Foreign …

We analyse the relationship between the composition of innovation partnerships and the potential of their innovations … (FP7), the European Union's Research and Innovation funding programme for 2007-2013. Innovation potential is assessed … using a formal framework capturing three different dimensions: innovation readiness, management and market potential. Both …