innovation profiles of Russia and Siberian Federal District in 2007 and 2010. Differences in the set of factors and indicators …. Using cluster analysis three groups of Siberian regions with similar innovation profiles are established. Regressions of …

It has been repeatedly shown that universities and public research institutes contribute to local innovation generation … empirical examinations are missing. We analyse the impact of universities and public research on regional innovation output … innovation generators or innovation facilitators. All analyses are conducted on German data. …

Measuring innovation activities involves critical decisions in selecting appropriate indicators and levels of … observation. The present article contributes to the literature on this subject by addressing innovation measurement on the … regional level. The dimensionality of regional innovation is examined by applying a principal component analysis on seven …

In both academic literature and political discussions the concept of innovation is recognized as an essential … ingredient in economic development and competitiveness for firms, regions, and nations. Innovation also ranks at the top of … policy agendas in the field of regional policy. Therefore, the attractiveness of an appropriate innovation index for ranking …

Innovation processes consist of interactive learning mechanisms that combine different knowledge sources. Using a set … of 72 exploratory interviews with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and regional innovation consultants, this … paper analyzes the combination of STI (science-technology -innovation) and DUI (innovation based on learning …

In his recent discussion of regional innovation systems (RIS), Philip Cooke outlines the two starkly different … interpretations of regional innovation systems. (Regional Innovation Systems, Asymmetric Knowledge and the Legacies of Learning, Draft … 2007). He notes in his review, "Clearly, there are two kinds of regional innovation occurring in these examples. The first …