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 …

the innovation process is very low. Moreover, if we consider the SMEs operating in the mature sectors, such as automotive … located in a highly industrialised Italian region (Piedmont), the strategy used both for NPD, and for incremental innovation …-up view of the adoption of these non-structured innovation patterns. Although the SMEs located in this area are specialised …