In the literature there is a controversy about the relevance of the spatial dimension in innovation collaboration. We … part is a longitudinal study of 49 inter-organisational innovation groups in Germany. We find that the share of regional … innovation projects. To this end, we introduce a social-psychological approach to the field of economic geography. The empirical …

terms of gains for innovation performance, but also show that collaboration has decreasing and even negative returns on …R&D collaboration facilitates pooling of complementary skills, learning from the partner as well as sharing risks and … costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative R&D and innovation performance …

This paper explores the drivers of inter-firm R&D collaborations in a particular type of innovation network, the … technological districts created in Italy under a specific public policy to promote innovation. The empirical analysis used an … several universities foster a stronger cooperation among firms than other districts. In addition, network effects such as …

In the era of "open innovation", the choice of a cooperative strategy is one of the most significant factors … determining the effectiveness of innovation activities. The authors investigate the typical configurations of cooperative networks … innovation outcomes in terms of innovation novelty and export capacity. The most common cooperative strategy is vertical …