Interactive Learning for Innovation

1. Introduction: Learning and Interaction — Drivers for Innovation in Current Competitive Markets
Bjørn T. Asheim, Mario Davide Parrilli

Part I. Theoretical Insights from the Literature on STI and DUI Innovation, Learning Organizations and the ‘Related Varieties’ Approach

2. Innovation and Competence Building in the Learning Economy: Implications for Innovation Policy
Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Edward Lorenz

3. Labor Market Institutions, Skills, and Innovation Style: A Critique of the ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ Perspective
Edward Lorenz

4. Organization and Innovation: The Topic of Creative Cities
Björn Johnson

5. Knowledge Economy Spillovers, Proximity, and Specialization
Philip Cooke

Part II. Clusters, Firms and Innovation Systems

6. Combined and Complex Mode of Innovation in Regional Cluster Development: Analysis of the Light-Weight Material Cluster in Raufoss, Norway
Arne Isaksen, James Karlsen

7. Facilitating Cluster Evolution in Peripheral Regions: The Role of Clusterpreneurs
Jesper Lindgaard Christensen, Dagmara Stoerring

8. Social Capital, Knowledge, and Competitiveness: The Cases of the Basque Paper and Electronics/ICT Clusters
Jesus María Valdaliso, Aitziber Elola, Maria José Aranguren, Santiago López

9. Firm Heterogeneity and Trajectories of Learning: Applications and Relevant Policy Implications
Miren Larrea, Maria José Aranguren, Mario Davide Parrilli

10. Innovation Capabilities and Learning: Virtuous and Vicious Circles
Joost Heijs

11. Typologies of Innovation Based on Statistical Analysis for European and Spanish Regions
Mikel Navarro, Juan José Gibaja

12. Academia and Public Policy: Towards the Co-generation of Knowledge and Learning Processes
Mari José Aranguren, Miren Larrea, James R. Wilson

Keywords: Economics, Industrial Organization, International Economics, Development Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Knowledge Management