This paper examines the role of local resources (physical, human, immaterial, social and
community, and financial) in shaping firm innovation and path development in rural areas …

This study identifies i) factors that encourage small rural enterprises to innovate and ii)
obstacles to introducing innovation. Using a case study of a rural business in the Czech …

In the field of economic geography, there is much evidence that innovation occurs more
readily in cities, while rural or peripheral areas are deemed disadvantaged. However …

Firm innovation is widely considered an effective means to facilitate and strengthen regional
economic development, especially for cities and dynamic agglomerations. In turn, reduced …

In much of the innovation literature, and particularly in policy documents, there is an
assumption that local development–that is, the creation of jobs and income in a subnational …

This paper deals with innovative entrepreneurs in rural areas, and the knowledge-related
processes of business development in an institutionally thin region. It is well-known that …

Rural regions are considered a key element to allow a shift towards sustainable
development. However, to what extent they are able to innovate and how they integrate into …

It is an established fact in economic geography and innovation studies that firms' innovation
activities depend on their location. Martin (2010, p. 20), for example, maintains that …

This chapter investigates the innovation activities of two low-tech manufacturing firms
located in South Estonia and the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony (Germany). These settings …

Rural businesses from multiple sectors make an important contribution to growth and
productivity and are affected by wider challenges that impact on local and national growth …