migration research has demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … regional level. However, there is a dearth of research on the links between innovation and migrant diversity at the firm level … ; innovation ; cultural diversity ; knowledge spillovers ; linked employer-employee data ; Netherlands …

An important question for firms and policy makers is whether the recruitment of foreign workers can boost innovation …. Migration studies have demonstrated positive economic impacts of cultural diversity on productivity and innovation at the … qualitative information on firm innovation. We consider both the number of immigrants these firms employ and their cultural …

To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer-employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

Using patents and citations per R&D dollar as measures of innovation efficiency, we find that corporate policies that … increase firm value via this positive effect on innovation efficiency. We suggest a channel through which employee treatment …

Using patents and citations per R&D dollar as measures of innovation efficiency, we find that corporate policies that … increase firm value via this positive effect on innovation efficiency. We suggest a channel through which employee treatment …