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The impact of network structure on knowledge transfer: an application of social network analysis in the context of regional innovation networks

Fritsch, Michael; Kauffeld-Monz, Martina - 2008

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

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Ready to leave the ivory tower? Academic scientists' appeal to work in the private sector

Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - 2009

In this study we investigate the factors that shape the attitudes of scientists toward starting their own business or working in a private sector firm. The analysis is based on data collected from scientists working in the German Max Planck Society, a research institution devoted to basic...

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Regional knowledge and the emergence of an industry: Laser systems production in West Germany, 1975-2005

Bünstorf, Guido; Fritsch, Michael; Medrano, Luis F. - 2010

We analyze the emergence and spatial evolution of the German laser systems industry. Regional knowledge in the related field of laser sources, as well as the presence of universities with physics or engineering departments, is conducive to the emergence of laser systems suppliers. The regional...

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The Spatial Diffusion of a Knowledge Base-Laser Technology Research in West Germany, 1960-2005

Fritsch, Michael; Medrano, Luis F. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

We analyze the spatial diffusion of knowledge in laser technology in West Germany from 1960, when this technology began, until 2005. Laser technology research has been nearly exclusively conducted in regions that are home to a university with a physics or electrical engineering department, an...

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Regional Knowledge and the Emergence of an Industry: Laser Systems Production in West Germany, 1975-2005

Bünstorf, Guido; Fritsch, Michael; Medrano, Luis F. - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690483

Industry specialization, diversity and the efficiency of regional innovation systems

Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2007

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 …

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Who are the brokers of knowledge in regional systems of innovation? A multi-actor network analysis

Kauffeld-Monz, Martina; Fritsch, Michael - 2008

The discussion on regional innovation systems emphasizes the duality of local and global links. While the former enable … diverse to their knowledge base. Our empirical analysis of 18 German regional innovation networks highlights the importance of …

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Is innovation (increasingly) concentrated in large cities? An international comparison

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

innovation activities, the extent of these advantages is not very large. We conclude that popular theories over-emphasize the … importance of large cities for innovation activities. …

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Does successful innovation require large urban areas? Germany as a counterexample

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

Popular theories claim that innovation activities should be located in large cities because of more favorable … such theories. We argue that a main force behind the geography of innovation in Germany is the country's federal tradition … and distribution of knowledge sources on innovation activities today. We conclude that historical factors that shape the …

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Shades of a socialist legacy? Innovation activity in East and West Germany 1877-2014

Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023

The unification of the East and West German states in 1990 initiated the integration of two distinct innovation systems …, the gap between East and West Germany widened considerably over time. This divergence in innovation activity suggests that … occurred upon reunification. We also find that the similarity of the technology profile of the East and West German innovation …

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