The role of collaborative networks in supporting the innovation performances of lagging-behind European regions

Research Policy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-13

  De Noni, Ivan ^a   Orsi, Luigi ^a   Belussi, Fiorenza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Inventors network; Lagging behind regions; Patent analysis; Regional innovation performance

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE NETWORK; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; LAGGING-BEHIND REGIONS; PATENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL COLLABORATION; REGIONAL INNOVATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 85029762769     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2017.09.006     Document Type: Article

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