This paper reviews approaches used for evaluating the performance of local or regional innovation systems. This … knowledge production function relating innovation inputs and innovation outputs. In analyses on the regional level and … especially when acknowledging regional innovation systems those approaches have to take into account cooperative invention and …

We analyze information and knowledge transfer in a sample of 16 German regional innovation networks with almost 300 …

Innovation system approach, as a result of change in understanding of the innovation process, can be examined in … sectoral, regional and national level. Regional innovation system initiatives which aim at increasing the innovative capacity … past experiences will shed light on new efforts on establishing regional innovation systems. In Turkey, efforts of building …

We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …

Innovation processes are characterized by a pronounced division of labor between actors. Two types of externality may … innovation (MAR externalities). On the other hand, new ideas may be born by the exchange of heterogeneous and complementary …

characteristics of gatekeepers within regional innovation systems by applying social network analysis based on patent data for four …