, innovation and user-producer interaction in the KIBS sector, functional and regional integration are particularly decisive for …-Classification: D21, J23, L80, O30 Keywords: Employment growth; Entrepreneurship; Entry; Innovation; Knowledge-intensive business …

obstacles and consequences. For the purpose of this paper, innovation has served as a major contributor for the previously … and explores those innovation determinants that have been detected by region. The analysis defines a set of regionalized … firms' behavioural patterns towards innovation. Methodologically, the Logistic Biplot is applied to an extended sample of …

There is a rich debate in the innovation literature about to what extent innovation has become an international (or … knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) to regional innovation has emerged. Most of these papers adopt a national …-intensive services (KIS) in the European regions. For so doing we employ the data provided by the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS …

The aim of this study is to clarify what factors affect the innovation activity of small and medium-sized enterprises … differences in innovation activities. Many studies show remarkable differences between branches. Additionally, the resources of … firms give an unequal starting point for innovation activities. Our study observed that the differences between regions were …

Gender perspective on regional development and innovation in the food industry in Skåne Working with applied research … on gender, innovation and the food process industry in Skåne, we can conclude that gender is a necessary category in … the innovation hub The Skåne Food Innovation Network. Skåne is divided into regions where research and industry is …

Scenario planning is a tool that can be used to project and promote innovation activities in organizations. The more … disruptive the innovation is, the more beneficial effects will be expected to come out of utilizing a scenario planning process …. This planning approach may be considered when discussing innovation in relation to regional development as well as in …

Innovative capacity has a decisive and crucial role in determining who is prospering in the global arena. Innovation is … efficiency, its national culture, and its innovation framework. This paper reflects upon the factors that influence national … innovative capacity, based on the European Innovation Scoreboard database. The aim is to reflect and evaluate the factors with …

Although conceptual support for the relevance of social capital as an antecedent of innovation has received much … general terms, a linear positive relationship among some components of social capital and innovation. Yet some studies also … on the social network theory of innovation, this paper seeks to contribute some insights to this stream of research by …