Location, knowledge sourcing and innovation - Evidence from the ICT sector in Austria

摘要: Abstract The competitiveness of many today’s industries largely depends on the ability to innovate. Innovation is viewed as a result interactive knowledge processes, demanding from companies generate, absorb and apply internal external sources. Firms’ sources can be differentiated based partner types, spatial levels mechanisms used for acquiring these In addition, sourcing innovativeness depend firms’ location it impacts potential regional links well accessibility interregional ones. company in “thick” Regional System (RIS) should lead better performance compared “thin” RIS. Conceptually, paper aims develop understanding relationships dynamics between learning through sourcing. derived presumptions are tested by developing applying multivariate model that describes impact above-mentioned factors firms. importance knowledge, variety regional, national international levels, cooperation transfer mechanism identified key determinants knowledge-based sectors. draws data ICT sector three regions Austria. Overall, 110 personal interviews questionnaires were collected this sector.