The issue of through what processes R&D collaboration with universities affects a firms’ innovation performance remains … under-researched. In particular, university relationships have not been fully integrated in the open innovation framework …. This study explores the relationship between firms’ collaboration with universities and their capabilities for innovation …

public scientific research and the innovation demand of Italian firms. We have investigated which mechanisms in the socio …-economic environment could affect the functioning of this network organisation within the Italian national system of innovation. The main …

This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external … for the period 2000–2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1 … innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group …

between university collaboration and the average service firm’s innovation output. Second, in the pursuit of credible … innovative in the literature of innovation studies. In analysis of the interviews, we find very weak support for the first idea …. Innovation efficiency gains in the form of reduced cost and risk for innovation projects, which is a third idea suggested by the …

to measure the absorption intensity of technology within a regional system of innovation. This research uses data from …