Purpose Regional development must heavily rely on innovation in order to be competitive
and improve the standard of living of its citizens. However, regional policies regarding …

Measuring innovation activities involves critical decisions in selecting appropriate indicators
and levels of observation. The present article contributes to the literature on this subject by …

Purpose Regional innovation performance is an important indicator for decision-making
regarding the implementation of policies intended for regional development. However …

Purpose The innovation creation literature primarily focuses on urban firms/regions or relies
heavily on these data; less studied are rural firms and areas in this regard. The purpose of …

Most innovation-oriented studies use measures such as patent activity or research
expenditures, likely ignoring the role of more home-grown upgrades or opportunity …

A key element of regional growth is its ability to transform knowledge into innovation. This
research combines a group of indicators which define innovative regions with a rurality …

HUGO HOLLANDERS, UNU-MErIT (Maastricht University) cHapTEr 3 rise to prominence of
regional and local business clusters as vehicles for global and national economic …

The innovation performance of regions or nations has been repeatedly measured in the
literature. What is missing, however, is a discussion of what innovation performance of a …

Innovation is widely considered to be a key driver of regional economic growth and
resilience. Economic openness, research and development (R&D), public support …

The main objective of this study is to identify the dynamic regional innovative features in the
periphery of Europe that are hidden from the current “market failure” regional benchmarking …