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The spatial diffusion of a knowledge base : laser technology research in West Germany, 1960-2005

Fritsch, Michael; Medrano, Luis F. - 2010

We analyze the spatial diffusion of laser-technology in Germany during the early phase of development, between 1960 and 2005. Research in this new technological field began in a few larger centers and then spread to other regions. In the early years, a large firm of the electronics industry...

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Determinants of fast-growing SMEs' concentration in the Russian regions

Zemtsov, Stepan; Barinova, Vera; Sorokina, Alla - 2015

dissemination of innovations in regions via spillover effect (NESTA Business growth and innovation, 2009). Fast-growing companies … may contribute more than 50% to GDP growth (Europe INNOVA Gazelles Innovation Panel, 2008). There are several works, that … exogenous factors (Delmar, Davidsson, Gartner, 2003). In our work we assume that regional innovation performance (as a share of …

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Does quality make a difference? : employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010

This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation to sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...

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Strategies to innovate in SMEs : analyzing the key factors of internationalization and interaction in Basque and Sicilian firms : 53th European Regional Science Association (ERSA)...

Cermelli, Massimo; Asso, Pier Francesco; Pipitone, Vito - 2013

The increasing openness of economies and the phenomenon of globalization has led to know-how and innovation becoming … innovative means that the construction of innovation is channeled through the social sphere, attributing an increasingly … generation of innovation at the firm levels. Internationalization and interaction for SMEs represent action strategies in an …

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Determinants of environmental product and process innovations : new evidence on the basis of European panel data

Gutsche, Gunnar; Ziegler, Andreas - 2019

This paper empirically examines the determinants of corporate environmental product and process innovations. In contrast to previous studies, we use panel data from the ASSET4 and Worldscope databases for firms from 25 European countries between 2004 and 2017. This allows us to control for...

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Die Bedeutung der Rohstoffversorgung für Deutschland und die Aufgaben der Deutschen Rohstoffagentur

Kümpel, Hans-Joachim - In: Europa im Spannungsfeld globaler und multipolarer …, (pp. 138-153). 2014

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The effect of collaboration quality on collaboration performance : empirical evidence from manufacturing SMEs in the Republic of Korea

Lee, Yongseol; Cho, Insu; Park, Heejun - In: Total quality management & business excellence : an … 26 (2015) 9/10, pp. 986-1001

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Cooperation and innovation performance in rural, low-technology regions

Schiller, Daniel; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Wassmann, Pia - 2014 - This version: June 11, 2014

This paper assesses the extent to which cooperation impacts innovation performance of firms in rural regions … firms. For policymakers, this implies that an exclusive focus on R&D-based regional innovation policies may be neither …

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The innovation practices of manufacturing companies in a period of economic turbulence : the Greek case

Psomas, Evangelos; Kafetzopoulos, Dimitrios - In: Total quality management & business excellence : an … 25 (2014) 7, pp. 720-733

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Toward a comprehensive measure of socio-cultural diversity : the case of Germany

Abbasiharofteh, Milad; Brökel, Tom - In: Spatial transformation : processes, strategies, …, (pp. 87-98). 2022

The positive impact of socio-cultural diversity on innovation and economic prosperity has been widely discussed. Yet …

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