In this study we investigated the determinants of the propensity of Swiss firms to train apprentices. Innovation, firm … investigation. We found that the skill composition of the employment, innovation activities, firm age, labour costs, capital … characteristics also several innovation indicators. New elements of the analysis that distinguish it from already done work on this …

impact of two such external knowledge acquisition strategies, 'buy' and 'cooperate', on firm's product innovation performance …There is growing evidence that firms increasingly adopt open innovation practices. In this paper we investigate the … while both 'buy' and 'cooperate' have a positive effect on innovation, there is little statistical evidence that using them …