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that the majority of regional exporters were small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis shows that these SMEs … South Wales regions. The analysis indicates that international networking by SMEs brings knowledge to the regions, which … facilitates intra-firm learning. However, it suggests that SME’s local or regional linkages are relatively underdeveloped, as a …
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The link between proximity and innovation has been dwelled upon extensively in the literature. A regional economic milieu characterized by proximity between relevant actors is maintained to be suitable for establishing and maintaining successful regional innovation system. In this paper it is...
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Continuous product and process innovations are prerequisites for sustainable competitiveness of both nations and regions. How such innovations are created and how successful innovation processes can be initiated are therefore extremely important questions. In recent years, it has been recognized...
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This paper is devoted to the analysis of evolution of innovation concepts, aspect and types. First emergence and evolution of different aspects and concepts of innovation are analysed, then the development of innovation concepts from a historical perspective and finally an overview given of...
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The objective of this paper is to review the relevant theoretical and empirical literature to provide a conceptual and methodological background for the analysis of the consequences of ICT use and globalisation on the regional economies in the European Union. We highlight the key aspects of ICT...
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The objective of this paper is to review the relevant theoretical and empirical literature to provide a conceptual and methodological background for the analysis of the consequences of ICT use and globalisation on the regional economies in the European Union. We highlight the key aspects of ICT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005581244
Using patent citation data for the U.S., we test whether knowledge spillovers in biotechnology are sensitive to distance, and whether that sensitivity has changed over time. Controlling for self-citation by inventor, assignee and examiner, cohort-based regression analysis shows that physical...
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One of the main factors that act as catalysts for small business creation seems to be the existence of business clusters. This study uses both standard and spatial statistics methodologies and tools to analyze the dynamics of small business clusters and the degree to which it is influenced by...
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micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study investigates the spatial and temporal evolution of owner numbers …, using data on all Hungarian SMEs between 1991 and 2019 and across 175 regional districts. Then it explores the relationship … higher averages in less populated regions. Meanwhile, SMEs with one owner only have up to twice as high credit default …
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This article examines the concept of entrepreneurship among SMEs in relation to regional and local development …
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