their ability to convert local academic research into local commercial innovation. We develop and test the hypothesis that … the presence of a large, local, R&D-intensive firm an anchor tenant enhances the regional innovation system such that …

hierarchical levels. In many SMEs, however, such formal mechanisms are complemented or even replaced by informal social networks … among managers and employees. Despite the relevance of intraorganizational networks, past research on SMEs, however, was … focused mainly on the interorganizational level of analysis. To cover this gap, we map ego networks of senior managers in SMEs …

collaboration and the average service firm's innovation output …

imitate instead of concurrently investing in innovation, which alleviates competitive pressure. In contrast with the classical …

innovation has been the main research target for SMEs who want to grow faster when they have a possible network with other …This study aims to figure out the relationship between the theory of open innovation and organizational proximity. Open … U-shape relationship between both the breadth and depth of external knowledge and innovation performance, and that …

Background: Firms increasingly depend on external actors for the process of generating innovation. Interaction with …. Objectives: Although open innovation has received more attention, still less is known about its effect on organizational … innovation. To fill this gap, this study investigates the impact of various external knowledge sources on the willingness of …

innovation in small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are on average quite weak. If at all, a training firm's initial VET …' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the direct effects of initial VET on technological … activities are associated with production innovation activities and not with process innovation. Larger effects can only be …

. -- Innovationskooperation ; Wissenstransfer ; Kooperationspartner ; Transferkanal ; Innovation ; KMU …The research project "KompNet 2011 - Factors determining the success of regional innovation networks", funded by the … partners in innovation projects, nevertheless in-house development is the most important form of creating innovative products …

knowledge, know-what and know-why. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation consultants, this … work focuses on the role of experience-based know-how for SMEs innovations within different modes of innovation. Experience …-based know-how is found to be important for all modes of innovation, regardless of an SMEs mode of innovation. Results from …

In his recent discussion of regional innovation systems (RIS), Philip Cooke outlines the two starkly different … interpretations of regional innovation systems. (Regional Innovation Systems, Asymmetric Knowledge and the Legacies of Learning, Draft … 2007). He notes in his review, "Clearly, there are two kinds of regional innovation occurring in these examples. The first …