Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

Purpose Innovation ecosystems have not been defined univocally. The authors compare the
different approaches to innovation ecosystems in the literature, the link with open innovation …

This article introduces a theoretical and analytical framework for discussing regional
development and regional advantage with reference to a regional innovation system …

This paper deals with knowledge flows and collaboration between firms in the regional
innovation system of southern Sweden. The aim is to analyse how the functional and spatial …

A sheim B. The changing role of learning regions in the globalizing knowledge economy: a
theoretical re-examination, Regional Studies. Highlighting four theoretical developments …

The link between knowledge and firm growth has been a core topic in economics of
innovation for a long time. However, despite strong theoretical arguments, empirical …

This paper deals with geographical and organizational patterns of knowledge flows in the
media industry of southern Sweden, an industry that is characterized by a strong “symbolic” …

On the basis of existing literature and newly collected empirical evidence this article
discusses the theoretical, empirical, research methodological and policy implications of a …

New product development, which until relatively recently was a core activity within the
pharmaceutical industry, is increasingly being outsourced (Howells et al., 2008). This is …

Working Regions focuses on policy aimed at building sustainable and resilient regional
economies in the wake of the global recession. Using examples of four 'working regions' …