Level of innovation activity in Russia is essentially lower than it is in developed countries. As long as innovation activity is provided by national innovation system, the meaning of education system is one of the key factors; scientific and methodological ensuring of state policy for...

Small world networks have attracted much theoretical attention and are widely thought to enhance creativity. Yet empirical studies of their evolution and evidence of their benefits remain scarce. Using patent co-authorship data, we explore regional small-world structures and investigate the...

The high-tech sector is increasingly concentrated in a small number of expensive cities, with the top ten cities in "Computer Science", "Semiconductors" and "Biology and Chemistry", accounting for 70%, 79% and 59% of inventors, respectively. Why do inventors tend to locate near other inventors...

Objective: This study aims to assess whether research and development (R&D) personnel from firms, the research system, and governmental institutions contribute to innovation activities of firms from the Visegrad Group countries. Research Design & Methods: Fixed effects panel regression with...

Warrian, P. and Mulhern, C. (2005) Knowledge and innovation in the interface between the steel and automotive industries: the case of Dofasco, Regional Studies 39 , 161-170. The key motivation behind innovation in the steel industry has been the revolution in vehicle manufacturing, as automotive...

This paper presents a Finite Element Model, which has been used for forecasting the diffusion of innovations in time and space. Unlike conventional models used in diffusion literature, the model considers spatial heterogeneity. The implementation steps of the model are explained by applying it...

This research proposes an empirical approach to assess the impact of ICT on the level of innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean, considering the existence of economic factors and institutional business environment that contribute to the development of innovation activities to this end an...