This study examined the personal traits that contribute to the success of corporate science projects in Peru by focusing on the roles of CEOs, scientists, and innovators. Although Peru has seen economic progress in recent decades, integrating scientific research into business strategies requires...

As part of the confirmation hearings process, Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva responded in writing to questions posed by Parliament and appeared before the ITRE committee on 5 November 2024 to answer further questions from MEPs belonging to the committee, as well as from the Chair of...

Despite the potential significant benefits of AI in health and particular in healthcare, its uptake is slow. Main barriers include trust issues, understandability of outputs and patient safety concerns. While "trustworthy AI" has been embraced as a policy programme by various global regions,...

As part of the confirmation hearings process, Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva responded in writing to questions posed by Parliament and appeared before the ITRE committee on 5 November 2024 to answer further questions from MEPs belonging to the committee, as well as from the Chair of...

Technological advancements are forcing firms to innovate quickly to sustain a competitive advantage. However, despite theoretical arguments and empirical findings, the mechanisms that influence the speed of innovation and firms' international performance are surprisingly unexplored in the...

The empirical literature comparing the innovation performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms in China often yields conflicting results. To shed new light on this debate, we construct an extensive dataset by linking the Annual Survey of Industrial Enterprises (ASIE) dataset...

This study examines the relationship between immigration and firmlevel innovation in the Finnish manufacturing sector. The analysis leverages unique matched data, including employees' immigration status, firm-level patenting, process and product innovation activities, and innovation inputs...

Purpose - It is widely acknowledged that the ability of a firm to develop and exploit their innovative capabilities is a critical determinant that maintains their competitive advantage. The purpose is to evaluate the research and development (R&D) inputs and outcomes on the performance of firms...

This study investigates the impact of labor outsourcing on innovation, using manually collected data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2022. The results indicate that labor outsourcing significantly enhances firms' innovation level. This relationship is primarily driven by...

This paper examines how China's growing research capabilities impact global research universities across scientific fields. Using bibliometric data from 1980 to 2020, we assess the effects of the "China shock" on high-impact publications, novel concepts, and citation patterns. Our analysis...

As China undergoes its present phase of economic transformation, it is critical that the Chinese manufacturing sector takes the initiative to address its social responsibility and pursue green, sustainable growth. Stakeholder theory forms the basis for this paper, categorizing Corporate Social...

We explore the association between signaling and conducting innovation collaborations with public research organizations and firms’ revenues from firm and market novelties. Based on data from the German Community Innovation Survey 2023 and web-based indicators, firms conducting collaboration...

Industrial policies are interventions by public authorities with the purpose of influencing the sectoral (or locational) structure of an economy. Authorities could have a multitude of objectives in mind. With the rising geopolitical tensions between the US and China, IP experienced a revival....

Many public-private partnership (PPP) projects in China are facing increased fiscal expenditure responsibilities and weakened fiscal capacity, which may hinder investment in corporate innovation. Using data from Chinese prefecture-level cities and listed firms from 2014 to 2020, we find that PPP...

Promoting steady industrial innovation through technology import is an important initiative to accelerate innovation-driven and high-quality economic development in China. In this study, a model of the impact of technology import on industrial innovation is constructed from the perspective of...

This paper examines how China’s growing research capabilities impact global research universities across scientific fields. Using bibliometric data from 1980 to 2020, we assess the effects of the "China shock" on high-impact publications, novel concepts, and citation patterns. Our analysis...

The hope that multinational firms will improve local employment and productivity is a driving force behind policy efforts to attract investment. Such spillovers are often motivated by technological spillovers from foreign to domestic firms. We address this possibility by using the patenting...

This paper investigates how the presence of foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes to domestic innovation with a focus on green technologies in the European regions between 2013 and 2018. Using a rich dataset combining patent data, firm-level data and FDI proxies, we identify a clear...

This study empirically investigated the effects of green credit policies on corporate innovation in China, utilizing panel data for A-share listed manufacturing companies from 2008 to 2022. The analysis employed double-difference models, with the 2012 introduction of the Green Credit Guidelines...

Recognising the importance of dual-use technologies as well as the challenges specifically related to their implementation in EUfunded projects, this report offers insights with concrete examples and case studies on how dual-use research and innovation can work in practice. It provides evidence...