skills in the innovation process in developed economies. It draws on multiple sources including the innovation studies … specific types of innovation activities. …

more sophisticated steel products. The paper also assesses the role of innovation, as measured by patents, in determining … the export structure of countries, and finds a positive correlation between innovation activity and export specialisation …

This study uses exploratory data analysis techniques to develop typologies of innovation modes or strategies for groups … of firms. Analysing micro-level survey data from 18 countries we identify five innovation modes. The coherence and … relevance of the innovation modes is tested by using them as explanatory factors in equations explaining economic performance …