This paper analyzes the effect of different cooperation forms on innovation in small and medium enterprises in Belgium …, Germany, Portugal and Spain using Community Innovation Survey data from 2008. We find that vertical cooperation and knowledge … positive effect of horizontal cooperation on sales due to product innovation only in Germany. …

effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop a conceptual model of direct and moderated network effects on a firm …’s innovation. We test this model on a large sample of small and medium-sized firms from a posttransitional and developed economy …. We show that absorptive capacity moderates the relationship between networks and innovation outcomes, but with some …

study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …