Introduction: the organization of innovative activity in Europe: towards a
conceptual framework A. Gambardella and F. Malerba; Part I. Patterns of
Innovative Activity: 2. The co-evolution of technological knowledge and
corporate organizations G. Dosi and L. Marengo; 3. Large firms in Europe's
innovative activities K. Pavitt and P. Patel; 4. Technological entry and
diversification in Europe, the United States and Japan F. Malerba and L.
Orsenigo; 5. Spatial patterns of innovation: evidence from patent data S.
Breschi; 6. Innovation and the size of industrial clusters in Europe P.
Swann; 7. 'Convergence' and corporate change in the electronics industry N.
Von Tunzelmann; 8. The dynamics of localised technology changes: the role
of demand-pull in a skill intensive industry; The case of the Italian
mechanical industry C. Antonelli and M. Calderini; 9. Interfirms
collaborations and research networks P. Llerena and M. Matt; 10.
Cooperative learning and the evolution of inter-firm agreements in the
European electronics industry A. Bureth, S. Wolff and A. Zanfei; 11. Firm
specialisation and growth: a study of the European software industry S.
Torrisi; 12. European biotechnology: leaning and catching up M. Sharp and
J. Senker; 13. The research network and the new economics of science: from
metaphors to organizational behaviours P. David, D. Foray and E.
Steinmueller; 14. The dynamics of research networks in Europe W.
Garcia-Fontes and A. Geuna; 15. Patterns of university research in Europe
A. Geuna.
