knowledge and facilitate innovation. The paper draws on the notion of network resources, distinguishing two types: social … important source of innovation. Overall, firms investing more in the development of their inter-firm and other external … knowledge networks enjoy higher levels of innovation. It is suggested that an over-reliance on social capital forms of network …

Universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) have come to be regarded as key sources of knowledge … utilisable in the pursuit of economic growth. Although there have been numerous studies assessing the economic and innovation … and innovation, but often these universities underperform in comparison with counterpart institutions in more competitive …

different innovation outcomes, using a firm-level dataset collected in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China. It also … innovation sales and to create new knowledge qualified for patenting. In addition to own R&D activities, they rely on sourcing … knowledge from different sets of sources to support them to carry out the last three types of innovation outcomes. -- Innovation …

As knowledge becomes an increasingly important part of regional innovation and development processes, the role of … higher education institutions has come to the fore. The 'triple helix' model of economic development, which seeks to promote … increased interaction across the government, business and higher education sectors, has gained significant currency as an …

literature on international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), economic geography, and innovation, and compares these with … development, and on the innovation capability of countries. -- research and development ; R&D ; offshoring ; outsourcing …