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The capability of regions to continuously innovate constitutes a key factor for competitiveness. Regional innovative capability is described through a complex interaction of the dimensions human, organization and technology, which needs to be measured in a differentiated manner. This paper aims at the identification and operationalization of regional innovative capability. The objective is to compile an extended set of indicators to provide a basis for a further development towards a measurement and management tool that enables the more precise evaluation of the innovation capability of a region, as well as statements on sensitive control factors of regional development.
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Stiehm, S., Welter, F., Vossen, R., Jeschke, S. (2014). Operationalizing Regional Innovative Capability. In: Jeschke, S., Isenhardt, I., Hees, F., Henning, K. (eds) Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2013/2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08816-7_13
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