public scientific research and the innovation demand of Italian firms. We have investigated which mechanisms in the socio …-economic environment could affect the functioning of this network organisation within the Italian national system of innovation. The main …

the innovation process is very low. Moreover, if we consider the SMEs operating in the mature sectors, such as automotive … located in a highly industrialised Italian region (Piedmont), the strategy used both for NPD, and for incremental innovation …-up view of the adoption of these non-structured innovation patterns. Although the SMEs located in this area are specialised …

originate an additional trajectory of innovation for tractors and a new business opportunity for manufacturers, based on low … manufactures and innovation developers to better identify target-adopters, to develop innovations that satisfy needs of wide …

institutions within the Italian national system of innovation, during the period 1999-2003, which is characterized by a new …

to measure the absorption intensity of technology within a regional system of innovation. This research uses data from …