Internationalization of R&D and innovation by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has
undergone a gradual and comprehensive change in perspective over the past 50 years …

The diversification of regions into new technologies is driven by the degree of relatedness to
existing capabilities already present in the region. In cases where opportunities for …

This study investigates the relationship between the entry of universities into a new
technology field and the innovative activities of firms located in the same geographical area …

Since heterogeneous knowledge resources are unevenly distributed across cities,
enterprises have gradually dispersed their activities to seek location-bound knowledge …

This paper looks at inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and regional labour productivity in
the aftermath of the Great Recession, exploring two FDI-induced effects. The first effect is …

The capability framework in evolutionary economic geography views regional economic
development as a process of related diversification through the acquisition of capabilities …

The booming development of the digital economy is not only greatly affecting the
establishment of a modernized industrial system but also contributing to tourism innovation …

We investigate whether regions' participation to the global network of embodied R&D
(GNRD) facilitates their technological diversification. Filling a gap about the role of global …

This paper studies the potentially heterogeneous effects that innovative asset-seeking
foreign direct investments (FDIs) pursued through different entry modes have on the …

The rise of the knowledge economy has placed innovation at the center of models of
competitive advantage. Access to more valuable forms of knowledge remains contested as …