in industries where technological and organizational innovation is important. Indeed a large literature has grown up on … ways they evolve over time. Another domain concerns the nature of competition in such industries, wherein innovation and … briefly flag some fundamental aspects of economic growth and development as an innovation-driven evolutionary process. …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from …

To tackle the European Union's innovation system weaknesses in the commercialization of the research results, in 2009 … the European Commission (EC) has launched an open call for the creation of 2-3 Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs …), the operative level of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). KICs are innovation ecosystems made of …

by the perception that learning and innovation are essential for the survival of organizations due to the dynamics of … external environments. Despite continued interest by researchers in innovation and organizational learning, there is a gap with … the difference between surviving and not surviving. Organizational learning is therefore being recognized as a critical …

A persistent theme in the academic literature on technological innovation is that incumbent enterprises have great … difficulty crossing the abyss created by a radical technological innovation. It is argued that incumbents go into decline, while … performance in markets shaken by a radical technological innovation …

On behalf of the German Federal Government, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its second … measures to further strengthen the innovation potential of Germany. In particular in the present economic diffi culties …, research and innovation policies have a central role to play. The challenges faced are varied and were already named in the EFI …

Research and innovation are extremely important for Germany. New insights are generated by research, and new ways of … and innovation, and where the country ranks in the international innovation contest. The Federal Government of Germany … therefore decided in 2006 to establish an independent Commission of Experts on Research and Innovation (EFI), with the remit to …