KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION IN THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT di DE FELICE ANNUNZIATA

THE AIM OF THIS WORK IS TO ANALYZE THE KEY ROLE THAT KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATIONS PLAY IN THE TRANSFER AND DIFFUSION OF TACIT KNOWLEDGE IN A MODEM INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND HOW THIS CREATES NEW KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION. THE STUDY IS ALSO FOCUSED ON A MEASURE OF SOCIAL CAPABILITIES WITHIN A DISTRICT USING A COMPOSITE INDICATOR AND WE INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVE ROLE OF THESE INPUTS IN STIMULATING INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY IN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE. THE ANALYSIS, MEASURING SOCIAL CAPABILITIES, REQUIRES DATA COLLECTION USING A QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION WHICH PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS.