central to a theory of network evolution. Especially, we focus on the growth of innovator networks and their structural change …

The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We …, Germany in the period from 1995 to 2001. During this period, the network is characterised by growth in the number of patents …

The article serves as an introduction to the empirical analysis of innovation or knowledge networks based on patent … data with a particular focus on regional networks. I provide a review of the literature of innovation networks and how it … connects to systemic approaches within the field of innovation studies. The SNA methodology is introduced by performing a …

The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We …, Germany in the period from 1995 to 2001. During this period, the network is characterised by growth in the number of patents … core competencies of the network. -- Innovator networks ; innovation system ; R&D cooperation ; mobility …

In this survey, we examine the operations of innovation processes within industrial districts by exploring the ways in … embeddedness on innovation. We also consider the effect of forms of organization within industrial districts at various stages of … product and process life, and we examine the negative aspects of embeddedness for innovation. We conclude with a discussion of …

influence on each other. We regard creativity as one of the sources of entrepreneurship and innovation (although creativity also … and values being distributed in them, social capital can promote entrepreneurship and innovation and thus economic growth …, but social capital can have an inhibiting effect on entrepreneurship and innovation. Social capital can contribute to …

process of laser innovation has been carried out in Florence by local actors belonging to a creative cluster. The objects of … the analysis are the genesis of this innovation in this local Florentine context, and the relationships among the main …