Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/25723
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2008,040
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We review the literature on interaction and innovator networks with a focus on regional aspects. To illustrate the relevance of these relations, we apply social network analysis methods to describe the evolution of the innovator network of Jena, Germany in the period from 1995 to 2001. During this period, the network is characterised by growth in the number of patents, actors and relations, with central positions of public research. The evolution is directed towards an increasing focus on core competencies of the network.
Subjects: 
Innovator networks
innovation system
R&D cooperation
mobility
JEL: 
O31
L14
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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