Learning at the boundaries in an "Open regional innovation system": A focus on firms' innovation strategies in the Emilia Romagna life science industry

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 710-721

  Belussi, Fiorenza ^a   Sammarra, Alessia ^b   Sedita, Silvia Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Learning at the boundaries; Life science sector; Networks; Open innovation model; Regional innovation systems

Indexed keywords

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); REGIONAL PLANNING;

INNOVATION STRATEGY; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE SOURCES; LIFE-SCIENCES; OPEN INNOVATION; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH NETWORKS; SEARCH STRATEGIES;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79954477750     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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