Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

This paper proposes a framework for the analysis of technological innovation processes in
transnational contexts. By drawing on existing innovation system concepts and recent …

The creative industries have attracted the attention of both decision-makers and researchers
since the end of the 1990s due to their economic, cultural, and societal potential. The …

This volume brings together expert contributors to explore opportunities and challenges that
Industry 4.0 is likely to pose for regions, firms and jobs in Europe. Drawing on theory and …

This paper deals with knowledge flows and collaboration between firms in the regional
innovation system of southern Sweden. The aim is to analyse how the functional and spatial …

​„Kreativität “gilt als die strategische Ressource der Zukunft. Lech Suwala betrachtet das
Wesen, die Entstehung und die Bedeutungszuweisung von (kultureller) Kreativität. Denn …

This article casts light on the increasingly complex geography of innovation and knowledge
sourcing activities. We argue that the spatial patterns of learning and knowledge exchange …

The link between knowledge and firm growth has been a core topic in economics of
innovation for a long time. However, despite strong theoretical arguments, empirical …

It has often been argued that “there is something in the air” which makes firms in high‐
density environments—such as cities or clusters—more innovative. The co‐location of firms …

Open innovation runs contrary to the individualistic mentality of traditional corporate R&D
implementation while embracing external cooperation in a complex world. Our main …