This ground-breaking volume on the relationships between tourism and innovation provides
an overview of relevant innovation theories and related literatures on entrepreneurship …

Abstract “Activities” in innovation systems are the determinants of the development and
diffusion of innovations. Examples are R&D, provision of organizations and institutions …

This paper is concerned with the changing role of regional innovation systems and regional
policies in supporting the transition of indigenous firms in developing countries from …

Why government should intervene to support R&D and innovation is a question that can be
traced back several decades (Arrow 1962; Nelson 1959), yet is still current. Despite the …

Innovation is increasingly becoming important in a destination context for the purpose of
achieving competitive advantage. Although government involvement is arguably inevitable …

A holistic innovation policy is defined in this article as a policy that integrates all public
actions that influence or may influence innovation processes. The Swedish National …

Not all economically disadvantaged—“less developed” or “lagging”—regions are the same.
They are, however, often bundled together for the purposes of innovation policy design and …

Smart destinations have become an esteemed concept among researchers and policy
makers. Discussion of the concept is optimistic in tone and commonly linked to information …

This paper develops theoretically, methodologically and empirically the notion of the
entrepreneurial propensity of innovation system by integrating knowledge intensive …

Urban freight vehicles significantly impact the urban environment due mainly to traffic
congestion, reduction in road capacity and pollutant emissions. Introducing low emission …