This paper outlines a set of fundamental changes in the global economy that have altered the nature of the innovation … innovation. Against the background of a changing global economy, the purpose of the paper is to make an overview over the role … and drivers of innovation, technology and knowledge. The role of absorptive capacity and knowledge flows between economic …

and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In particular, we highlight how the global scene is changing in the … innovation in the large urban agglomerations in the old and in new industrialized countries with their concentrations of …

research and in particular to innovation, a key feature of economic competitiveness. Most of the previous studies have dealt …

, intermediary and innovation activities using a linear contract on patents (fixed fee plus royalty on revenues). A trader is …