Markus Grillitsch
Senior Lecturer
Variety in knowledge sourcing, geography and innovation: Evidence from the ICT sector in Austria
Author
Summary, in English
It has been argued that innovation increasingly depends on external knowledge sources. It is still unclear if relations to particular knowledge sources or to a broad variety of sources matter for innovation. Also, there is a debate on the issue which spatial levels are most relevant. In this context, we investigate the importance for ICT firms in Austria of variety in knowledge sourcing for their innovativeness and the relevance of geography in this respect. The results show that more innovative firms tend to exploit a larger variety of regional and international sources. We also find that R&D co-operations and in-house knowledge capabilities are highly important, while firm location only shows a weak association with their innovativeness.
Department/s
- CIRCLE
- Department of Human Geography
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
25-25
Publication/Series
Papers in Regional Science
Volume
94
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Economic Geography
- Economics and Business
Keywords
- innovation
- knowledge
- geography
- regions
- ICT
- Austria
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1435-5957