within the context of technological innovation. We differentiate among a firm's direct ties, indirect ties and degree of …

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on …

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … process innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of … product innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation …

asks how institutions shape the system of innovation (SI). The context of underdevelopment exhibits distinct system … different contexts, it introduces the idea of a System of Learning Innovation in Development (SLID) that emphasizes individual … and organizational competence building. The differences between “Advanced” Systems of Innovation (ASI) and two types of …

inter-organizational interactions in the country's biotechnological system of innovation, using public research institutes … contacts between various agents in the system of innovation, including firms, universities, traditional medicine practitioners …

literature as the "weak" and the "strong" version of the Porter hypothesis. Our "Green Innovation" model includes three types of … eco investments and non-eco R&D to explain differences in the incidence of innovation. Besides product and process … innovations we recognize eco-innovation as a separate type of innovation output. We explicitly model the potential synergies of …

knowledge. Learning for innovation is a key ingredient of catching-up processes. The analysis builds on survey data about … innovation goals pursued by the firm. Practices such as training-- particularly from external partners; and remuneration for … performance are conducive to learning for innovation. …