By applying the evolutionary economic geography approach and focusing on the organizational dimension of the knowledge …-based theory of the firm the paper intends to make both a conceptual and an empirical contribution to understand the ways in which … knowledge dynamics unfold in time and space and lead to innovative change. The article focuses on the connections of cumulative …

knowledge flows. However, there is lack of research on the motivation and needs driving firms in their choice of mechanisms for … information on the informal protection of knowledge and innovations when resources are limited. In particular, it helps them to …/or informal protection as a strategy. It combines both formal and informal mechanisms. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this …