We focus on four two-digit manufacturing industries that are known for their high patenting activity. We then use Principal Components Analysis to generate a firm- and year-specific 'innovativeness' index by extracting the common variance in a firm's patenting and R&D expenditure histories. To...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of issues pertaining to the conceptualisation, operationalisation, feasibility and effectiveness of workplace partnership arrangements in a non-unionised setting. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the most common...

Seit einigen Jahren spielt in der industriepolitischen Diskussion Industriedynamik eine wichtige Rolle. Unternehmensneugründungen werden als wirtschaftspolitisches Instrument betrachtet, welches der "neuen unternehmerischen Ökonomie" angemessen sei. Dieser Beitrag untersucht diese Fragen mit...

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) approach makes specific predictions regarding how EE inputs are converted into high-growth firms (HGFs) as an output. A simulation model draws out our hypothesis of regional persistence in HGF shares. Based on intuitions that EEs are persistent, we investigate...