CIRCLE Electronic Working Papers

The CIRCLE electronic working papers are intended to be an instrument for early dissemination of the research undertaken by CIRCLE researchers, associates and visiting scholars and stimulate discussion and critical comment.

The working papers present research results that in whole or in part are suitable for submission to a refereed journal or to the editor of a book, or have already been submitted and/or accepted for publication. Users are advised that these 'pre-publication' versions may be subject to alterations during the refereeing process.

Feedback from readers is welcome. Readers can contact directly the corresponding author of the paper. Full contact details are included in the paper.

The CIRCLE Electronic Working Papers are edited by Cristina Chaminade.

The CIRCLE Electronic Working Papers are also part of the RePEc project: EconPapers (RePEc)  

2013

WP 2013/14
Roman Martin: Differentiated Knowledge Bases and the Nature of Innovation Networks
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WP 2013/13
Roman Martin & Michaela Trippl: System Failures, Knowledge Bases and Regional Innovation Policies
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WP 2013/12
Sverre J. Herstad, Bernd Ebersberger and Bjørn Asheim: MNC affiliation, knowledge bases and involvement in global innovation networks
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WP 2013/11
Christian Binz, Bernhard Truffer and Lars Coenen: Why space matters in technological innovation systems - the global knowledge dynamics of membrane bioreactor technology
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WP 2013/10
Jorrit Gosens, Yonglong Lu and Lars Coenen: Clean-tech innovation in Emerging Economies: Transnational dimensions in technological innovation system formation
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WP 2013/09
Cristina Castelli and Davide Castellani: The internationalisation of R&D: sectoral and geographic patterns of cross-border investments
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WP 2013/08
Christian Binz, Bernhard Truffer and Lars Coenen: Systematic anchoring of global innovation processes and new industry formation – the emergence of on-site water recycling in China
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WP 2013/07
Lars Coenen, Jerker Moodysson and Hanna Martin: Renewal of Mature Industry in an Old Industrial Region: Regional Innovation Policy and the Co-evolution of Institutions and Technology
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WP 2013/06
Sofia Avdeitchikova & Lars Coenen: Commercializing clean technology innovations – the emergence of new business in an agency-structure perspective
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WP 2013/05
Björn Asheim et al.: What Does Evolutionary Economic Geography Bring To The Policy Table? Reconceptualising regional innovation systems
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WP 2013/04
Susana Borrás & Charles Edquist: The Choice of Innovation Policy Instruments
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WP 2013/03
Lina Ahlin et al.: Implementing an R&D Strategy without Prior R&D-Experience - Recruitment as a Source of R&D-related Routines and Capabilities?
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WP 2013/02
Lina Ahlin et al.: Market Thickness and the Early Labor Market Career of University Graduates - An urban advantage?
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WP 2013/01
Martin Andersson: Start-up rates, Entrepreneurship Culture and the Business Cycle   Swedish patterns from national and regional dat
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2012

WP 2012/11
Charles Edquist & Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia: Why Pre-Commercial Procurement is not Innovation Procurement
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WP 2012/10
Martin Andersson: How Local are Spatial Density Externalities?
evidence from square grid data
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WP 2012/09
Josephine Rekers: The European Spallation Source (ESS) and the geography of innovation
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WP 2012/08
Torben Schubert: Towards a Richer Specification of the
Exploration/Exploitation Trade-off: Hidden
Knowledge-based Aspects and Empirical
Results for a Set of Large R&D-Performing
Firms
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WP 2012/07
Sabrina Fredin: The Dynamics and Evolution of Local Industries – The case of Linköping
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WP 2012/06
Cristina Chaminade and Claudia de Fuentes: Competences as drivers and enablers of globalization of innovation: Swedish ICT industry and emerging economies
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WP 2012/05
Olof Ejermo and Taehyun Jung: Demographic patterns and trends in patenting: Gender, age, and education of inventors
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WP 2012/04
Martin Andersson and Steven Klepper: Characteristics and Performance of New Firms and Spinoffs in Sweden
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WP 2012/03
Roman Martin: Measuring the knowledge base of regional innovation systems in Sweden
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WP 2012/02
Cristina Chaminade and Monica Plechero: Do regions make a difference? Exploring the role of different regional innovation systems in global innovation networks in the ICT industry
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WP 2012/01
Tasso Brandt and Torben Schubert: Is the University Model an Organizational Necessity? Scale and Agglomeration Effects in Science
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2011

WP 2011/15
Cristina Chaminade: Exploring the role of regional innovation systems and institutions in global innovation networks
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WP 2011/14
Josephine V. Rekers: Considering adoption: Towards a consumption-oriented approach to innovation
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WP 2011/13
Jerker Moodysson and Elena Zukauskaite: Institutional conditions and innovation systems: on the impact of regional policy on firms in different sectors
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WP 2011/12
Arne Isaksen and Magnus Nilsson: Linking scientific and practical knowledge in innovation systems
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WP 2011/11
Jan Fagerberg, Maryan Feldman and Martin Srholec: Technological Dynamics and Social Capability: Comparing U.S. States and European Nations
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WP 2011/10
Ana Mafalda Madureira: Urban Design in Neighbourhood Commodification
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WP 2011/09
Magnus Nilsson and Jerker Moodysson: Policy coordination in systems of innovation: A structural-functional analysis of regional industry support in Sweden
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WP 2011/08
Hans Landström, Gouya Harirchi and Fredrik Åström: Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Knowledge Base
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WP 2011/07
Ju LIU: Regional Institutional Environment and Its Impact on Intra-firm and Interorganisational Innovation Networks: A Comparative Case Study in China and Switzerland
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WP 2011/06
Charles Edquist: Innovation Policy Design: Identification of Systemic Problems
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WP 2011/05
Karin Bergman and Olof Ejermo: Swedish Business R&D and its Export Dependence
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WP 2011/04
Helena Barnard and Cristina Chaminade: Global Innovation Networks: what are they and where can we find them? (Conceptual and Empirical issues)
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WP 2011/03
Taehyun Jung and John P. Walsh: Organizational paths of commercializing patented inventions: The effects of transaction costs, firm capabilities, and collaborative ties
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WP 2011/02
Roman Martin and Jerker Moodysson: Comparing knowledge bases: on the organisation and geography of knowledge flows in the regional innovation system of Scania, southern Sweden
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WP 2011/01
Claudia de Fuentes and Gabriela Dutrénit: SMEs’ absorptive capacities and large firms’ knowledge spillovers: Micro evidence from Mexico
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2010

WP 2010/17
Coenen, L.; Suurs R. and Van Sandick, E. Upscaling emerging niche technologies in sustainable energy: an international comparison of policy approaches
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WP 2010/16
Van der Most, F. Use and non-use of research evaluation. A literature review
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WP 2010/15
Zukauskaite, E.: Innovation in cultural industries: The role of university links
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WP 2010/14
Martin, R.; Moodysson J. and Zukauskaite, E.: Regional Innovation Policy beyond ‘Best Practice’: Lessons from Sweden
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WP 2010/13
Chaminade, C.: Are knowledge-bases enough? A comparative study of the geography of knowledge sources in China (Great Beijing) and India (Pune)
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WP 2010/12
Plechero, M:
Effect of geographical proximity and
technological capabilities on the degree of
novelty in emerging economies
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WP 2010/11
Van der Most, F.; and Van der Meulen, B.: Research councils facing new science and technology
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WP 2010/10
Jiménez-Sáez, F.; Zabala, J.M. and Zofío, J.L.: Who leads Research Productivity Change? Guidelines for R&D policy makers
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WP 2010/09
Chaminade, C.; Zabala J.M. and Treccani, A.: The Swedish national innovation system and its relevance for the emergence of global innovation networks
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WP 2010/08
Coenen, L.; Benneworth, P. and Truffer, B.: Towards a spatial perspective on sustainability transitions
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WP 2010/07
Martin, R. and Moodysson, J: Innovation in symbolic industries: the geography and organisation of knowledge sourcing. Download WP2010/07

WP 2010/06
De Fuentes, C. and Dutrénit, G.: A three-stage model of the Academy-Industry linking process: the perspective of both agents. Download WP2010/06  

WP 2010/05
Edquist, C.: The Swedish Paradox – Unexploited Opportunities!
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WP 2010/04
Szogs, A. and Mwantima, K.: Technological Capability Building in Informal Firms in the Agricultural Subsistence Sector In Tanzania: Assessing the Role of Gatsby Clubs Download WP2010/04

WP 2010/03
Plechero, M.; Chaminade, C.: Different competences, different modes in the globalization of innovation? A comparative study of the Pune and Beijing regions  Download WP2010/03

WP 2010/02
Kitagawa, F.; Wigren, C.: From Basic Research to Innovation: Entrepreneurial Intermediaries for Research Commercialization at Swedish ‘Strong Research Environments’ Download WP2010/02

WP 2010/01
Chaminade, C.; Lundvall, B.A.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Joseph, K.J.: Innovation policies for development: towards a systemic experimentation based approach Download WP2010/01

2008

WP 2008/21
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Upgrading in Asian clusters: Rethinking the importance of interactive-learning, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/20
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Globalisation of Knowledge Production and Regional Innovation Policy: Supporting Specialized Hubs in the Bangalore Software Industry, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/19
Szogs, A. The Role of mediator organisations in the making of innovation systems in least developed countries. Evidence from Tanzania, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/18
Yun-Chung, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; Chaminade, C. Regional innovation systems and the global location of innovation activities: Lessons from China, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/17
Hommen, L.; Edquist, C. Concluding Chapter: Globalisation and Innovation Policy, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/16
Enflo, K.; Kander, A.; Schön, L. Electrification and energy productivity, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/15
Moodysson, J.; Coenen, L.; Asheim, B. Two Sides of the Same Coin? Local and Global Knowledge Flows in Medicon Valley, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/14
Bitard, P.; Edquist, C.; Hommen, L.; Rickne, A. The paradox of high R&D input and low innovation output: Sweden, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/13
Padilla, R.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; Chaminade, C. RIS and Developing Countries: Linking firm technological capabilities to regional systems of innovation, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/12
Kander, A.; Malanima,, P.; Warde, P. Energy transitions in Europe: 1600-2000, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/11
Coenen, L.; Moodysson, J. Putting Constructed Regional Advantage into Swedish Practice? The case of the VINNVÄXT initiative 'Food Innovation at Interfaces', ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/10
Edquist, C.; Hommen, L. Comparing national systems of innovation in Asia and Europe: theory and comparative framework, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/09
Borras, S.; Chaminade, C.; Edquist, C. The Challenges of Globalisation: Strategic Choices for Innovation Policy, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/08
Kitagawa, F. Policy Reforms, New University-Industry Links and Implications for Regional Development in Japan, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/07
Ejermo, O.; Kander, A.; Svensson Henning, M. The Swedish Paradox arises in Fast-Growing Sectors, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/06
Edquist, C. Design of Innovation Policy through Diagnostic Analysis: Identification of Systemic Problems (or Failures), ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/05
Szogs, A.; Chaminade, C.; Azatyan,, R. Building absorptive capacity in less developed countries The case of Tanzania, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/04
Moodysson, J.; Nilsson, M.; Svensson Henning, M. Clusters in Time and Space: Understanding the Growth and Transformation of Life Science in Scania, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/03
Ejermo, O. The Effects of R&D on Regional Invention and Innovation, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/02
Persson, B. The Development of a New Swedish Innovation Policy A Historical Institutional Approach, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2008/01
Malmberg, C. R&D and financial systems: the determinants of R&D expenditures in the Swedish pharmaceutical industry, ISSN: 1654-3149
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2009 

WP 2009/14
Edquist, C.; Zabala, J. M. Outputs of innovation systems: a European perspective Download

WP 2009/13
Edquist, C. Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI) – a Pilot Study Download

WP 2009/12
Coenen, L.; Díaz López, F. Comparing systems approaches to innovation and technological change for sustainable and competitive economies: an explorative study into conceptual commonalities, differences and complementarities. Download

WP 2009/11
Plechero, M.:The Role of Local Universities in Improving Traditional SMEs Innovative Performances: The Veneto Region Case Download

WP 2009/10
Liu, J.; Chaminade, C.: Dynamics of a Technological Innovator Network and its impact on technological performance.Download

WP 2009/9
Zabala, J. M.; Hannemann, T.: Product Development Decisions: An empirical approach to Krishnan and Ulrich. (Download currently not available, please contact the authors for further information)

WP 2009/08
Coenen, L. Raven, R.; Verbong, G.: Local niche experimentation in energy transitions: a theoretical and empirical exploration of proximity advantages and disadvantages. Download

WP 2009/07
Rolfstam, M.; Phillips, W.; Bakker, E.: Public Procurement of Innovation Diffusion: Exploring the Role of Institutions and Institutional Coordination Download 

WP 2009/06
Schön, L.: Technological Waves and Economic Growth - Sweden in an International Perspective
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WP 2009/04
Gabrielsson, J.; Politis, D.; Tell, J. University professors and research commercialization: An empirical test of the 'knowledge corridor'� thesis. Download

WP 2009/03
Gabrielsson, J.; Tell, J. Managerial learning and development in small firms: implications based on observations of managerial work. Download

WP 2009/02
Borras, S. The Widening and Deepening of Innovation Policy: What Conditions Provide for Effective Governance? Download

WP 2009/01 Szogs, A.; Cummings, A.; Chaminade, C. Building systems of innovation in less developed countries: The role of intermediate organizations.
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2007

WP 2007/09
Intarakumnerd, P.; Chaminade, C. Innovation System Policies in Less Successful Developing countries: The case of Thailand, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/08
Ejermo, O. Regional innovation measured by patent data – does quality matter?, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/07
Ejermo, O.; Kander, A. Swedish business research productivity – improvements against international trends, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/06
Kander, A.; Schön, L.; Enflo, K. In Defense of Electricity as a General Purpose Technology, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/05
Kander, A.; Schön, L. Industrial dynamics and innovative pressure on energy - Sweden with European and Global outlooks, ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/04
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; Coenen, L. Learning from the Bangalore Experience: The Role of Universities in an Emerging Regional Innovation System., ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/03
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Global-local linkages, Spillovers and Cultural Clusters: Theoretical and Empirical insights from an exploratory study of Torontos Film Cluster., ISSN: 1654-3149
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WP 2007/02
Malmberg, C. The effects of institutional change on innovation and productivity growth in the Swedish pharmaceutical industry., ISSN: 1654-3149, Edited by Asheim, B , Chaminade C
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WP 2007/01
Liu, X. Path-following or Leapfrogging in Catching-up: the Case of Chinese Telecommunication Equipment Industry., ISSN: 1654-3149, Edited by Asheim, B , Chaminade
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2006

WP 2006/15
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Globalisation of Knowledge Production and Regional Innovation Policy: Supporting Specialized Hubs in Developing Countries., ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/14
Ejermo, O. Are quality-adjusted patents more geographically clustered than raw patent counts? Evidence using Swedish data, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/13
Gabrielsson, J.; Politis, D. Informal investors and value added: what do we know and where do we go?., ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/12
Gabrielsson, J.; Politis, D. Informal investors and value added: The contribution of investors experientially acquired resources in the entrepreneurial process, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/11
Giuliani, E. The uneven and selective nature of cluster knowledge networks: evidence from the wine cluster, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/10
Kander, A.; Schön, L.; Enflo, K. Development blocks and the second industrial revolution Sweden 1900-1970, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/09
Kander, A.; Ejermo, O. Trends in R&D, innovation and productivity in Sweden 1985-2002, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/08
Aalbers, R.; Koppius, O.; Dolfsma, W. On and Off the Beaten Path: Transferring Knowledge through Formal and Informal Networks,, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/07
Gabrielsson, J.; Politis, D. Board control and corporate innovation: an empirical study of small technology-based firms, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/06
Landström, H.; Gabrielsson, J.; Brunsnes, T. A Knowledge-based Categorization of Research-based Spin-off Creation, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/05
Ejermo, O.; Andersson, M. Technology and Trade: An Analysis of Technology Specialization and Export Flows, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/04
Chaminade, C.; Edquist, C. Rationales for public policy intervention from a systems of innovation approach: the case of VINNOVA, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/03
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Upgrading in Asian clusters. rethinking the importance of interactive learning, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/02
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Building RIS in Developing Countries: Policy Lessons from Bangalore, India, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2006/01
Kander, A.; Ejermo, O. The Swedish Paradox, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

2005

WP 2005/18
Asheim, B.; Coenen, L.; Vang, J. Face-to-Face, Buzz and Knowledge Bases: Socio-spatial implications for learning and innovation policy ISSN 1654-3149 Download  

WP 2005/17
Malmberg, C. Trademark Statistics as Innovation Indicators? - A Micro study, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/16
Hommen, L.; Doloreux, D.; Larsson, E. Emergence and Growth of Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping, Sweden, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/15
Asheim, B.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; The Creative Class and Regional Growth: Towards a Knowledge Based Approach, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/14
Asheim, B.; Coenen, L.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; Face-to-Face, Buzz and Knowledge Bases: Socio-spatial implications for learning and innovation policy ISSN 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/13
Asheim, B.; Vang-Lauridsen, J.; Coenen, L.; Moodysson, J. Regional Innovation System Policy: a Knowledge-based Approach, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/12
Coenen, L.; Moodysson, J.; Ryan, C.; Phillips, P. Knowledge Bases and Spatial Patterns of Collaboration: Comparing the Pharma and Agro-Food Bioregions Scania and Saskatoon, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/11
Ejermo, O.; Karlsson, C. Interregional Inventor Networks as Studied by Patent Co-inventorships, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/10
Vang-Lauridsen, J. Rethinking the Spatial Organization of Creative Industries, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/09
Gabrielsson, J.; Huse, M. Knowledge and accountability: outside directors contribution in the corporate value chain, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/08
Gabrielsson, J.; Huse, M.; Neubaum, D. Corporate innovation and competitive environment, ISSN: 1654-3149 Access via SpringerLink

WP 2005/07
Jacob, M. Re-norming the Science-Society Relation, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/06
Chaminade, C.; Vang-Lauridsen, J. Innovation Policies for Small and Medium size enterprises in Asia: An Innovation Systems Perspective. Published in 2006., ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/05
Asheim, B.; Coenen, L. Contextualizing Regional Innovation Systems in a Globalizing Learning Economy: On Knowledge Bases and Institutional Frameworks, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/04
Ejermo, O.; Andersson, M. How does Accessibility to Knowledge Sources Affect the Innovativeness of Corporations? Evidence from Sweden, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/03
Asheim, B.; Coenen, L. The Role of Regional Innovation Systems in a Globalising Economy: Comparing Knowledge Bases and Institutional Frameworks in Nordic Clusters, ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/02
Chaminade, C.; Edquist, C. From Theory to Practice: The Use of the Systems of Innovation Approach for Innovation Policy. Published in 2006., ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

WP 2005/01
Asheim, B.; Coenen, L. Constructing Regional Advantage at the Northern Edge., ISSN: 1654-3149 Download

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