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 …

Diversity is considered key to research, innovation and growth. However, throughout the literature, the exact meaning … diversity and innovation directly. To fill in this gap in the literature, this paper offers an empirical analysis of the … relationship between technological diversity and the impact of innovation at the EU regional level whilst including different …

rural regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany. These firms are analyzed in relation to their integration into a RIS …