Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give a nuanced picture of how the local bank sector influences new firm formation and how this differs along the urban-rural hierarchy. Thus, the present paper increases the knowledge concerning the importance of the local bank sector in influencing...

The contributions in this volume extend our understanding about the different ways distance impacts the knowledge conversion process. Knowledge itself is a raw input into the innovation process which can then transform it into an economically useful output such as prototypes, patents, licences...

type="main" xml:lang="es" <title type="main">Resumen</title> <p>Este trabajo analiza la importancia del capital humano para la productividad de las empresas y establece una clara distinción entre el papel del capital humano dentro y fuera de la empresa. Se emplea un modelo multinivel para el sector de servicios a empresas...</p>