The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research … DUI mode and how they should be measured. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation …

for policy advice, this paper empirically identifies DUI mode drivers of SME innovation. For the first time, a large set … predicting SME innovation depends on both the region and the type of innovation output. SME innovation in lagging regions is … suggest that R&D capacity is not the only main driver of SME innovation, especially in lagging regions, and therefore provide …

In this paper we contribute to the discussion on whether intellectual property rights foster or hinder innovation by … sequential innovation process. We use this task to investigate the effects of intellectual property allowing subjects to assign … innovation paths. Subjects act more self-reliant and non-optimally in order to avoid paying license fees. Our results suggest …

' participation in initial VET and their innovation outcomes. Our results show that the direct effects of initial VET on technological … innovation in small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are on average quite weak. If at all, a training firm's initial VET … activities are associated with production innovation activities and not with process innovation. Larger effects can only be …

Previous studies have found that generalized trust positively affects innovation at the country and regional level. We … extend this literature by arguing that there are four reasons to believe that the trust-innovation relationship is … regions with less developed innovation capacities as it fosters cooperation and knowledge transfer, which is known to be …

Public innovation support claims to reach out to firms facing barriers hindering them from innovating, especially …