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 …

outperformed by domestic multinationals in R&D and innovation engagement. Finally, the results on labor productivity are at …

generally outperformed by domestic multinationals in R&D and innovation engagement. Third, despite the fact that domestic … multinationals are considerably more involved in national innovation systems than other firms, they are not producing more innovation …

-owned companies in R&D-activities; the relative embeddedness in various national innovation systems and the relative output … performance from R&D and innovation. A comparison is made between the innovation and productivity of foreign owned enterprises, of … Sweden, and based on the international harmonized Community Innovation Survey and uniform econometric approaches; the study …

linkages in geographical proximity are more likely to generate impulses to innovation and create significant learning effects …

innovation, in terms of invented or improved products or processes, are found to be the main drivers for interaction. As regards … the nature of the innovation process leading to innovation, most respondents indicate that “indirect” relationships … between collaboration outcomes and successful innovation dominate over “direct” appropriation of results. Contrasting open …