however about the spatial impact of this organisational decomposition of innovation processes (ODIP): Does it lead to a … decomposition? We propose the analytical ODIP framework which integrates research on innovation systems, global value chains and … software industry shows that the global-local dichotomy in the innovation debate does not suffice to describe their complex …

however about the spatial impact of this organisational decomposition of innovation processes (ODIP): Does it lead to a … decomposition? We propose the analytical ODIP framework which integrates research on innovation systems, global value chains and … software industry shows that the global-local dichotomy in the innovation debate does not suffice to describe their complex …

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 …

and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide …-level survey data on the frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation … Survey (CIS). We find robust evidence supporting a software-bias in innovation in that software development is associated …

This paper analyses the influence of in-house R&D and external knowledge acquisition on the total factor productivity … with domestic partners. We do not find a significant effect for employing inventors with access to international knowledge … or for collaborating with international partners. International knowledge acquisition is only effective if conducted via …

This paper examines the use of innovation protection mechanisms in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). By starting … from a knowledge-based view, the aim is to achive a better understanding of how the role perceived by innovating SMEs of … such as secrecy or lead time advantage are explored. This is because different knowledge protection practices must not only …

diversity. Does this trend affect innovation? I use patent data to disentangle these two sources of knowledge diversity in teams …Inventor teams increasingly attain diverse knowledge from a combination of non-overlapping members -- across …-individual knowledge diversity -- as opposed to from individuals holding broad expertise themselves -- within-individual knowledge …

In this paper I propose a novel abstract mechanism for the creation and diffusion of knowledge and use an agent based … explain and the stocks of knowledge available in a society, be it individually or collectively. I find that the aggregate … number of knowledge units in a society increases more slowly, the more naive its inhabitants are. I also find that the …

, knowledge is formalized, new technology replaces old and patents increase innovation incentives. In the other, knowledge is not … knowledge. The equilibrium changes as technology improves over a life-cycle, affecting firm strategy, innovation policy …Innovative ideas have unique properties arising from low communication costs. But ideas come from knowledge that is …

knowledge and ways of knowledge combination in innovation processes. Innovation Biographies allow capturing relationships …The paper presents the methodology of Innovation Biographies that has been designed to study the time-space dynamics of …, contextual settings and different kinds of knowledge and enable insights into the evolvement and development of innovations. By …