In the innovation process of lagging regions, which are typically characterized by low levels of private research and development (R&D) and the absence of large firms, interactive learning within and across regional borders serves as an important compensatory mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors analyse in this Policy Brief the role of aggregated personality traits for regional innovation capacity.
Policy Brief "Unternehmertum im Fokus" | 2024 Patterns of personality: An explanatory approach to innovation in lagging regions?
Reher, L.; Runst, P.; Thomä, J. (2024): Persönlichkeitsmuster: Ein Erklärungsansdatz für das Innovationsgeschehen in strukturschwachen Regionen?, in: FGF-Forschungsnetzwerk Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Mittelstand e.V. und IfM Bonn: Policy Brief "Unternehmertum im Fokus" 6/24, Bonn.