European Journal of Innovation Management: Volume 19 Issue 3

Types of proximity in knowledge access by science-based start-ups

Margarida Fontes, Cristina Sousa

The purpose of this paper is to address the strategies adopted by science-based start-ups to gain access to knowledge resources at diverse spatial levels. It investigates the…

Knowledge networks and the nature of knowledge relationships of innovative rural SMEs

Merli Reidolf

The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for analysing the configuration of knowledge networks used by innovative rural small- and medium-sized enterprises, and the…

Knowledge, knowledge dynamics, and innovation: Exploration of the internationalization of a multinational corporation

Laurent Scaringella

Knowledge is a strategic resource for firms and it can enable them to achieve competitive advantage. Large companies engaged in internationalization pay particular attention to…

Territorial innovation systems and strategies of collective efficiency: The case of Tagus Valley agro-food complex

Pedro Miguel Oliveira, Maria Manuela Natário

The purpose of this paper is to show the relevance of territorial innovation systems approach for non-central regions’ development strategies. The research made allowed to…

Work-based cognitive skills and economic performance in Europe

Ana Cláudia Valente, Isabel Salavisa, Sérgio Lagoa

– The purpose of this paper is to understand further the role played by work-based cognitive skills in the growth dynamics in Europe.

Surveying innovation in samples of individual end consumers

Jeroen P.J. de Jong

Rather than businesses, individual end consumers may develop innovations for themselves. Innovating consumers generally do not protect their innovations with intellectual property…

How effective are interface organizations in the promotion of university-industry links? Evidence from a regional innovation system

Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Carmen Merchán-Hernández, Oihana Valmaseda-Andía

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the interface organizations of a regional innovation system on the dynamics of knowledge transfer between universities and…