Knowledge exchange, innovation policy, and international trade flows are key aspects of the knowledge-based economy. In her introduction to the special issue on The Knowledge-Based Society: Transition, Geography, and Competition Policy the author briefly reviews these aspects. She begins with...

Italy has yet to recover from the economic consequences of the financial and sovereign debt crisis that began more than a decade ago. In addition to losing 1.4 million jobs across the manufacturing and construction sectors, new industries driving growth across the EU, such as knowledge-intensive...

Italien hat sich gut zehn Jahre nach der Finanz- und Staatsschuldenkrise nicht von deren wirtschaftlichen Folgen erholt. Verantwortlich sind zum einen die traditionellen Wachstumstreiber Italiens, nämlich das verarbeitende Gewerbe und der Bausektor, die beide einen Rückgang von jeweils 700 000...

Private businesses' nominal value added in Greece has fallen by 38 percent over the last ten years. Micro firms were hit particularly hard. Despite efforts to stabilize the macroeconomic environment, there are only weak signs of recovery. Future prospects are not much better, as-with the...

Die Auswertung neu verfügbarer Daten zeigt, dass die Wertschöpfung griechischer Privatunternehmen in den letzten zehn Jahren nominal um 38 Prozent eingebrochen ist. Besonders stark traf es dabei Kleinstunternehmen. Trotz aller Bemühungen, das makroökonomische Umfeld zu stabilisieren, hat...

The purpose of the research is to inquire about the fulfillment of omnichannel conditions in consumers and micro-businesses of the processed food sector in the metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia, from the study of the fulfillment of conditions linked to three components: sales channels,...

This paper focuses on the issue of knowledge transfer, an important area in knowledge management. The aim of the paper is to identify the people management practices that will be most effective in fostering knowledge sharing. We begin with a theorical analysis to identify the practices that...

Changes in regulation and government policy have stimulated growth of 'green innovation' with sustainability emerging as a key concept. A review of the literature revealed gaps in research in this area of innovation management. The aim of this paper is to test the relationship between SDO...