As a consequence of for example agglomeration economies, features such as good reputation and highly-skilled labour force tend to accumulate in university regions. The accumulation of highly-skilled labour and high research intensity secure a continuous flow of “raw-material†for...

The emphasis of Finnish innovation policy has very much been on promoting actions that can be labelled as science--technology--innovation mode of innovation, which is based on the production and use of codified scientific and technical knowledge. However, recent research has emphasized also the...

Aula P. and Harmaakorpi V. An innovative milieu - a view on regional reputation building: case study of the Lahti urban region, Regional Studies. This article examines regional innovation strategies and their relationships in building regional reputation. The article studies whether it is...

Today, economic growth is widely understood to be conditioned by productivity increases which are, in turn, profoundly affected by innovation. This volume explores these key relationships between innovation and growth, bringing together experts from both fields to compile a unique Handbook.

Pekkarinen S. and Harmaakorpi V. (2006) Building regional innovation networks: the definition of an age business core process in a regional innovation system, Regional Studies 40, 401-413. Regional innovative capability is a crucial factor in building regional competitive advantage under the...

Alongside theories of innovation, different measures of innovativeness and innovative capability have been developed. However, there are problems with the existing evaluation tools, especially when considering the dynamics of innovation processes. The measurement of the innovativeness of regions...

Regional development strategies should be based on the sound assessment of regional resources, as well as on forming dynamic capabilities aiming to develop the resource configurations in order to form regional competitive advantage. In this study, the concept “regional development platform”...