The literature on the building up of technological capabilities in industrial latecomer firms
has focused on analysing the gradual building of a minimum base of technological …

This paper is concerned with the changing role of regional innovation systems and regional
policies in supporting the transition of indigenous firms in developing countries from …

Absorptive capacity plays a key role in determining firms' capability to access and make use
of external knowledge. However, little evidence has been provided about this important …

The paper contributes to research on innovation systems in general and, in particular, to the
current debate on rationales for innovation policy by providing a framework to identify …

This paper provides a critical review of the literature on innovative clusters in biotechnology.
It examines the main contributions on this subject, trying to identify some robust stylised …

This paper proposes a framework to analyze knowledge creation in traditional sectors and
empirically test innovation probability and intensity in small and medium firms (SMEs). The …

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the rapid growth of certain regions and
industries in developing countries. The new global landscape–characterized by rapid …

This article is concerned with unpacking the role of the cluster supporting the SMEs' move
from competing on low costs to innovating in the global value chain. By comparing four …

Among policy makers and academics, consensus suggests that innovation is a crucial factor
in generating economic growth and development in the developed world (Lundvall, 1992; …

Many studies have shown that the long-term economic growth of industrialized economies
stems from the enlargement of technological activities that lead to new products, processes …