Innovation depends on exporting and, in particular, on scale and competition in export markets. We develop a theory … featuring (1) quality-segmented markets, (2) step-by-step innovation that moves firms forward along the quality ladder, and (3 …) escape-the-competition motives for innovation. We derive four predictions about the impact on innovation of scale and …

-skill intensive and are associated with innovation, as well as with technology adoption, management, and diffusion within firms. Using …

This paper contributes to the literature on innovation policies and institutional theory on conditions for effective … yield broader implications for organization and innovation …

This paper explores the implications of a simple model of learning and innovation by firms. In this model R … learning and innovation, with learning responding to opportunities, innovation responding to learning and own R&D, and a stream …