A New Approach to Innovation and its Application to the Countries of the European Union

Agüeros Manuel, Casares-Hontañón Pedro, Pablo Coto-Millán (), Pablo De Castro and Pesquera Miguel Ángel
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Agüeros Manuel: Department of Economics, University of Cantabria, Spain
Casares-Hontañón Pedro: Department of Economics, University of Cantabria, Spain
Pablo De Castro: Department of Transport, University of Cantabria, Spain
Pesquera Miguel Ángel: Department of Transport, University of Cantabria, Spain

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2013, vol. 32, issue 2, 5-14

Abstract: This research provides a new theoretical approach to innovation. Innovation relies on collaborative relationships between universities, private companies and public administration. This theoretical approach offers an opportunity for scientific discovery in an environment of collaboration. Innovative ideas are not self-contained items; they are more like ecosystems and networks. The article also provides data processed in recent years (2003-2009) for the European Union states, providing relevant empirical evidence on the relationship between human capital, relational capital, technological capital and innovation. In the econometric and statistical modelling, the countries of the Europe of the Fifteen (EU-15) will be considered.

Keywords: relational capital; human capital; technological capital; innovation; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2478/quageo-2013-0009

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