Innovation processes are characterized by a pronounced division of labor between actors. Two types of externality may … innovation (MAR externalities). On the other hand, new ideas may be born by the exchange of heterogeneous and complementary …

topic in the literature. Although controversial, such an argument has informed recent innovation policy across Germany …-based innovation policies are receiving, it is worth answering two main questions. First, are firms with a relatively high level of … social capital likely to be more innovative? Second, do companies pursuing innovation in partnership innovate more? This …

attention from researchers and politicians. The systems of innovation policy (SIP) approach, which is based on the SI concept …, is considered an alternative to neoclassical theory. Its goal is to provide new rationales and criteria for innovation … policy, as well as concrete implications and guidelines for policymakers, that are more appropriate for innovation processes …

service innovation by spin-offs. Furthermore, the study confirms the generally positive relationship between innovation speed …

from competition theory because it neglects the innovation issue. It shows that its subsequent adoption to macroeconomics …

This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital … that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for R&D expenditure and … human capital there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with …

we do not find those effects for the other industries due to their idiosyncratic innovation and patenting behaviour. …