I Steinerowska-Streb, J Peterková… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
L Vonnahme, T Lang - The rural enterprise economy, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …
M Graffenberger, L Vonnahme - ACME: An International Journal …, 2019 - acme-journal.org
Firm innovation is widely considered an effective means to facilitate and strengthen regional economic development, especially for cities and dynamic agglomerations. In turn, reduced …
R Shearmur - Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, 2016 - elgaronline.com
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 …
G Tuitjer, P Küpper - Journal of Innovation Economics & Management, 2020 - cairn.info
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 …
A Isaksen, J Karlsen - Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, 2016 - elgaronline.com
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 …
M Graffenberger - Regional and Local Development in Times of …, 2019 - library.oapen.org
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 …