This paper examines the determinants of innovation and the role of innovation in productivity growth, shifts in market … share and survival in the Canadian manufacturing sector. The paper presents a model that examines the effect of innovation … plant performance both before and after the introduction of an innovation. We find strong evidence that labour productivity …

connexes sur l'evolution technologique et l'innovation ont mene a l'elaboration de systemes visant a classer les secteurs d … tiennent pas compte du degre d'innovation, ni des competences du capital humain que l'on retrouve dans certains secteurs d …

. First, it constitutes a multidimensional approach to industry classification. As different concepts - such as innovation …

, probably through its impact on product innovation. The market rewards those businesses that managed to improve their efficiency …

This paper describes the evidence that several Statistics Canada studies have developed on the importance of innovation … to growth and the need for highly skilled workers in the innovation process. Rather than focusing on broad industry … frequently distinguishes faster from slower growing firms is innovation. Innovators in turn place greater emphasis on training …