due to a weakness in technological innovation despite a high quality science base. This includes comparatively low and …

A simple model of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making …

creativity. Markets for intellectual assets protected by IP rights can produce too much or too little innovation. …

innovation, return on R&D and economic performance. The study, based on 1,907 firm level observations, essentially compare a … functional urban region with innovation-proximity characteristics. The paper examines systematically the influence of location … significantly larger likelihood than other firms of being engaged in innovation activities. Second, among innovative firms, the R …

characteristics of the innovation systems at national and regional levels. The paper studies two phenomena. First, what novelties are … brought into the host region (country) when FDI inflows occur? Second, what are the consequences for the innovation intensity … are based on CIS data (Community Innovation Survey III). The paper contributes to earlier studies in two important ways …

between university collaboration and the average service firm’s innovation output. Second, in the pursuit of credible … innovative in the literature of innovation studies. In analysis of the interviews, we find very weak support for the first idea …. Innovation efficiency gains in the form of reduced cost and risk for innovation projects, which is a third idea suggested by the …

Recent studies have documented extensive heterogeneity in firm performance within countries, and innovation has been … found as an important determinant. This paper addresses the issue of innovation firm performance across countries. A growing … number of national firm level studies on the innovation-productivity link have been conducted using new internationally …