Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East German Regions

Holger Graf and Tobias Henning

Regional Studies, 2009, vol. 43, issue 10, 1349-1368

Abstract: Graf H. and Henning T. Public research in regional networks of innovators: a comparative study of four East German regions, Regional Studies . Universities and public research organizations are said to be integrative and essential elements of a functioning innovation system. Four East German regional networks of innovators are analysed and the characteristic role of public research within these networks is investigated by applying methods of social network analysis using patent data. The results show that universities and non-university institutions of public research are key actors in all regional networks. Differences between regional innovative performance seem to be related to differences in the structural properties of the networks.

Date: 2009
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