Aus der Neuen Institutionenökonomik und der evolutorischen Theorie werden die Bestimmungsfaktoren für Innovationen und die Wirkungen von institutionellem Wandel abgeleitet. Das Buch bietet einen systematischen Überblick über verwandte Ansätze wie Innovationsnetzwerke und -systeme,...

The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We review the literature on interaction and innovator networks with a focus on regional aspects. To illustrate the relevance of these relations, we apply social network analysis...

Economic behavior strives for efficiency. Therefore, also evolving network structures should be a result of such a goal-oriented behavior. Traditionally, networks were assumed to be only temporary phenomena, since the prevailing organizational forms that comply with the efficiency postulate are...