This paper proposes a framework to analyze knowledge creation in traditional sectors and empirically test innovation … ease of learning and promote absorptive capacity and knowledge, which in turn fosters innovation in SMEs in traditional … province in Southern Italy. A probit model is used to investigate the determinants of innovation while the intensity is …

This paper analyzes the effect of different cooperation forms on innovation in small and medium enterprises in Belgium …, Germany, Portugal and Spain using Community Innovation Survey data from 2008. We find that vertical cooperation and knowledge … Portugal. However, our results suggest that SME are not able to capitalize from these cooperations. We find a significant and …

In that work we explore the ability to learning-by-learning of the SME-network as relational capital of sustainable … creatively” the chain relationship between best practices and standard of management procedure, innovation and communication of … attracting new ones. Sme-network of firms becomes more able to adaptability to the environment in a co-evolutionary trajectory …

' innovation networks largely depends on their ability to develop and reinforce their own knowledge-capital. …

-growing firms. This might explain why growth and innovation in many cases come to a halt or even decline in these firms and …

Empirical studies shows that SMEs are characterized by budget constraints and are reluctant to invest in innovation …&D cooperation and firms’ colocated in the industrial zones positively influence the firms’ labour productivity and innovation … performance. In addition, SMEs are engaged in product and process innovation, quality standards and management experience have a …