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Collaboration in innovation between foreign subsidiaries and local universities: evidence from Spain

Guimón, José; Salazar, Juan Carlos - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

absorbing knowledge from abroad, as well as for policymakers attempting to maximize the spillovers associated with FDI. In this …

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R&D offshoring and the productivity growth of European regions

Castellani, Davide; Pieri, Fabio - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

which R&D offshoring is associated with productivity dynamics of European regions. We find that offshoring regions have … higher productivity growth, but this positive effect fades down with the number of investment projects carried out abroad. A … large and positive correlation emerge between the extent of R&D offshoring and the home region productivity growth …

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Who leads Research Productivity Change? Guidelines for R&D policy makers

Jiménez-Sáez, Fernando; Zabala, Jon Mikel; Zofío, … - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2010

analysis techniques and Malmquist productivity indices we find pervasive levels of inefficiency and a typology of different …

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Combinatorial knowledge bases: integrating cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions in innovation studies and economic geography

Manniche, Jesper; Moodysson, Jerker; Testa, Stefania - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

This paper has three aims. Firstly, to provide a critical review of previous conceptualizations of the knowledge base approach in the research fields of innovation studies and economic geography. Secondly, to propose a broadened interpretation of the knowledge base approach which allows for...

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Institutions and Regulations in Innovation Systems: Effects, Problems and Innovation Policy Design

Borrás, Susana; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

Institutions (including regulations) are constitutive elements of innovation systems, and therefore cornerstones of innovation policy. Focusing on (soft and hard) regulation, the paper identifies the most salient regulatory areas from the perspective of the innovation system. When asking about...

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Proximity, knowledge base and the innovation process The case of Unilever’s Becel diet margarine

Davids, Mila; Frenken, Koen - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015

The proximity concept refers to types of inter-organizational relationships that are expected to facilitate interactive learning and collaborative innovation. Different forms of proximity include geographical, cognitive, social, institutional and organizational proximity. Following an extensive...

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Firms’ Innovation Strategies Analyzed and Explained

Tavassoli, Sam; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015

This paper analyzes various innovation strategies of firms. Using five waves of the Community Innovation Survey in Sweden, we have traced the innovative behavior of firms over a ten-year period, i.e. between 2002 and 2012. We distinguish between sixteen innovation strategies, which compose of...

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The Role of Knowledge Variety and Intensity for Regional Innovative Capability

Tavassoli, Sam; Carbonara, Nunzia - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

This paper analyses the effect of variety and intensity of knowledge on the innovative capability of regions. Employing data for Swedish functional regions, the paper tests the role of the variety (related and unrelated) and intensity of (i) internal knowledge generated within the region and...

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The Impact of Innovation Off-shoring on Organizational Adaptability

Baier, Elisabeth; Rammer, Christian; Schubert, Torben - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

We analyze the effects of captive off-shoring of innovation activities on the firms’ ability to adapt its organizational structures. Basing our arguments on complexity theory, we use three consecutive waves of the German part of the Community Innovation Survey to test our hypotheses. We find...

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Technology-Driven FDI: A Survey of the Literature

Amighini, Alessia; Cozza, Claudio; Giuliani, Elisa; … - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

In the past century we have witnessed worldwide a growing flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which have attracted the attention of economists, international business and development scholars. In this scenario, two trends have recently gained momentum: the increasing relevance of...

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