investigates public policies and pri-vate interventions that sustain innovation in systems of SMEs. See Russo and Rossi (2009 …

We contribute to the debate on innovation theory and policy by exploring, through the interpretative framework provided … by Lane and Maxfield’s theory of innovation (1997; 2005), a set of case studies concerning the implementation of a new … purposes are, on the one hand, to illustrate to what extent this theoretical approach can help us make sense of innovation …

With the rise of the knowledge economy; delivering sound innovation policies requires a thorough understanding of how … Global Innovation Networks (GINs); to shed light on how the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) influences … innovation or in patenting activities abroad. …

In innovation processes, exaptations are innovation-development processes through which an initial attribution of new …

Emilia (henceforth OE) as a crucial one in order to re-examine the interweaving of education, innovation and local …

This paper studies the consequences of parallel import (PI) on process innovation of firms heterogeneous in their …. The impact of PI on innovation is determined by the degree of heterogeneity between firms and trade costs. Increasing … market, hence increases its Innovation efforts. A tariff policy accompanied by opening borders to PI only increases welfare …

Recent developments in innovation theory and policy have led policymakers to assign particular importance to supporting … a policy experiment aimed at supporting innovation networks in the Italian region of Tuscany intends to address some … innovation system, and the success of individual networks in attaining their specific objectives. This innovative approach also …

effective policy interventions. We address our analysis to policies directed at promoting innovation by fostering generative …

those relations for essential support both on production and innovation. We also show also that there is a cognizance of … policies supporting innovation. …