This volume provides a collection of theoretical articles and empirical studies on innovation
and location by focusing on the institutions and systems that mediate knowledge spillovers …

Recent developments in the new economic geography and the literature on regional
innovation systems have emphasised the potentially important role of networking and the …

It is increasingly understood that learning and thus innovation often occurs via highly
interactive, iterative, network‐based processes. Simultaneously, economic development …

This paper aims at explaining whether R&D subsidies, the engagement in collaboration
networks and the location influence the patent activities of biotech firms in Germany! We …

Computational modeling simulated innovation diffusion through six prototypical interregional
network structures and two distributions of partnering tendencies in dynamic organizational …

The accumulation of knowledge is a key driver of technological change and economic
growth. Significant attention has been directed to the processes of knowledge production in …

We investigate evidence for spatially mediated knowledge transfer from university research.
We examine whether firms locate R&D near universities, and whether those that do are …

This paper examines the innovative ability of small firms in the semiconductor industry
regarding their exploration of technological diversity and their integration within local …

Recent changes in industrialised economies and their spatial transformation seem to be of a
fundamental and a long term nature. Some scholars argue that Fordism is transformed into …

Drawing upon a sample of 597 small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, this article
investigates the extent to which cooperation for innovation is associated with firm-level …