In recent years, a growing number of researchers have been attempting to gain a better understanding of the variation in the rate of spatial innovation of different industrial plants. Several of these studies have investigated the similarity and dissimilarity of spatial innovation between countries. This paper reports the results of a large study carried out jointly by a team of researchers from Germany and Israel. In Germany, the study focused on Baden, the western part of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg; and in Israel, on the Northern district. Altogether in both countries, more than 400 industrial plants belonging to the fastest-growing industrial branches (electronics, metals and plastics) were included in the study. The use of simple statistical models, augmented by multi-variate logit models, enabled us to point out the similarity and dissimilarity in spatial innovation patterns in the two countries. The results support the hypothesis that expenditure on R&D is a good surrogate for the percentage of innovative firms among all firms in its sector, regardless of the industrial branch to which the plants belong. In general, we can conclude that there exists a strong similarity in the frequency of industrial innovation in both countries and that the share of innovative firms in the high-tech industries is significantly higher than in the traditional industries. On the other hand, the distribution of spatial variations in the share of innovative firms in Israel is greater than that found in Germany. Dans les annees recentes, un nombre croissant de chercheurs ont essaye de mieux comprendre la variation de l'innovation geographique des divers etablissements industriels. Plusieurs etudes ont examine la similarite et la difference de l'innovation geographique suivant le pays. Cet article cherche a presenter les resultats qui proviennent d'une etude detaillee conjointement faite par une equipe de chercheurs allemands et israeliens. En Allemagne, l'etude a porte sur Baden, la partie ouest de l'etat de Baden-Wurttemburg, et en Isra�l, elle a focalise sur la region du nord. Les deux pays confondus, on a inclus plus de 400 etablissements industriels des secteurs industriels en pleine expansion (electronque, metaux et plastiques). L'emploi des mode les statistiques simples, augmentes par des modeles du type logit a variantes multiples, a permis de signaler la similarite et la difference de la distribution de l'innovation geographique dans les deux pays. Les resultats viennent a l'appui de l'hypothese suivant: la depense pour la R et D remplace efficacement le pourcentage des entreprises innovatrices d'un secteur donne, quel que soit le secteur d'activite en question. D'une maniere generale, on peut conclure qu'il existe une similarite forte quant a la frequence de l'innovation industrielle dans les deux pays, et que la proportion des entreprises innovatrices au sein des industries de pointe s'avere nettement superieure a ce qu'elle ne l'est dans les industries traditionnelles. En outre, la distribution de la variation geog...

In recent years, a growing number of researchers have been anempting to gain a betcer understanding of the variation in the rate of spatial innovation of different industrial plants. Several of these studies have investigated the similarity and dissimilarity of spatial innovation between countries. This paper reports the results of a large study carried out jointly by a team of researchers from Germany and Israel In Germany, the study focused on Baden, the western part of the state of Badell-WUrttemberg; and in Israel , on the Northern district. Altogether in both coulltri es, more than 400 industrial plants belonging to the fastest-growing industrial branches (electronics, metals and plastics) were included in the study. The use of simple sratistical models, augmented by multi-variate logit models, enabled us to point out the similarity and dissimilarity in spatial innovation patterns in the two countries. The results support the hypothesis that expenditure on R& D is a good surrogate fm the percentage of innovative firms among all firms in its secror, regardless of the indllstrial branch to which the planes belang. In general. we can conclude that there exists a strong similarity in the frequency of industrial innovation in both countries and that the share of innovative firms in the high-tech industries is significantly higher than in the traditional industries. On the other hand, the distribution of spatial variations in the share of innovative firms in Israel is greater than that found in Germany. SpatiaI innovationFastest-growing industries Industrial innovation High-tech industries TraditionaI industries FRENKEL A., SHEFER 0., KO SCHA TZ KY K . er WALTER G. H . (2001) Un proftl des entreprises, la locatisation et l'innovation regionale: une comparaison entre les entreprises industrielles israeliennes et allemandes, Reg. Studies 35, 415-429. Dans les annees recentes, un nombre cro issant de

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