In this paper we investigate how various innovation strategies, local knowledge sources and global knowledge pipe …

innovation, demand structure, and concentration. …

fundamental determinants of the patterns of innovation, the demand structure plays a crucial role in preventing the emergence of …

fundamental determinants of the patterns of innovation, demand structure plays indeed a crucial role in preventing the emergence …

This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external … for the period 2000–2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1 … innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group …

Recent studies have documented extensive heterogeneity in firm performance within countries, and innovation has been … found as an important determinant. This paper addresses the issue of innovation firm performance across countries. A growing … number of national firm level studies on the innovation-productivity link have been conducted using new internationally …

(MNE) firms and concentration in specific places due to agglomerative forces. First, innovation ideas arrive at a faster … speed to firms with past experience of innovation activities and with established export market contacts. Second …, innovativeness is strongly dependent on corporate and ownership structure. Third, the returns to innovation efforts are positively …

The analysis of innovation, industrial dynamics and the evolution of industries has witnessed major progress in several …