associated with their innovation performance. Using a sample of Flemish firms, we show that there exists considerable … heterogeneity in the type of links to science at the firm level. Overall, firms with a science link enjoy superior innovation … links at the firm level to encounter distinct positive effects. -- Innovation ; cooperation ; patents ; forward citation …

The study aims at providing new evidence with respect to the still unresolved question, whether the innovation … identifies a set of innovation strategies (cluster analysis), whose adequacy he evaluates using the “economics of innovation” as … reference. Secondly, the author investigates the dynamics of innovation strategies to get some insights into structural change …