The paper focuses on the territorial shaping of knowledge dynamics as one of the driving forces for innovation … ongoing restructuring of global value chains and the changes in the organization of innovation 'combinatorial knowledge … dynamics' gain a more prominent role in innovation. Firms are facing an increasing need to combine heterogeneous knowledge …

’s activities, locally designed solutions and traditional knowledge with the potential to be refined and scaled up are scouted and … invest in grassroots innovation initiatives, and Network members identified many conditions that would make Kenya the right … choice for an African network hub, such as a rich traditional knowledge system and institutional willingness and recognition …

The adoption of open innovation practices is becoming increasingly important for SMEs seeking to remain competitive in … today's fast-paced business environment. The aim of this study is to understand the implementation of open innovation … processes by SMEs while highlighting two critical processes: open innovation implementation (OII) and open ambidextrous …

knowledge of new inventors effect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest that the knowledge … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimate the persistence of knowledge in regional inventor networks … using alternative assumptions about knowledge transfer. Based on these estimates we analyze how the size and structure of a …