This paper contributes to the literature by providing the first evidence on the link between innovation activities … convincing attempt to investigate the direction of the causal link between exports and innovation activities. …

knowledge on innovation performance. We suggest that firms differ with respect to their knowledge creation approaches and that … these approaches have implications for firm performance in terms of innovation success. A conceptual framework of knowledge … that innovation in business services is associated with both tacit and explicit collective knowledge, and with explicit …

national innovation systems. The study also analyses the factors behind this industry's poor productivity growth. A scenario …

. The business services industry has an important role in the national innovation system and in knowledge spillovers to … other industries. The innovation contribution of business services to the rest of the economy may countervail the effect of … strengthening its role in knowledge spillovers to client industries. …