The digital transformation of manufacturing activities is expected to bring large societal
benefits in terms of productivity and sustainability. However, uptake of digital technologies is …

Across the globe policy makers implement, and academics teach and undertake research
upon, place-based policy. But what is place-based policy, what does it aspire to achieve …

In this paper, we explore how place leadership aims at producing transformational changes
in the context of green growth. We ask what the main leadership strategies are that key …

The purpose of this article is to develop a theoretical framework that identifies the intangible
aspects that can be managed and contribute to the value creation for organizations. The …

Recent literature has moved from a primarily economic perspective to awareness of the
institutional role of a university in a regional innovation system. This chapter contributes to …

Although most national innovation policy aim to promote urban innovation, their impact on
technological specialization and diversification has not been thoroughly explored. This …

The paper compares the scientific profiles of 199 countries relative to 254 subject
categories, based on the impact of knowledge produced in each category, measured by the …

Beginning in the mid-1980s, European governments have increasingly implemented
performance-based funding systems for higher education. While a focus on the transnational …

This chapter discusses the essence and expansion of smart specialization (SS) as policy
approach and as a transformation and growth concept. Moreover, it presents the contribution …

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The research results provide managers of enterprises and
regions with information that can be used in designing and implementing development …