Innovation is considered to be an important determinant of performance at the firm, indus-try and country level. This … domestic innovation is of little importance for most countries. Such countries can bene-fit from innovation conducted elsewhere … however, if knowledge and technology is diffused across borders. In this paper we survey existing literature on innovation and …

We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive … exert no such independent influence on drastic innovation activities. The results support the hypothesis that establishments …

outsourcing of R&D activities to contract research organizations and its implications for innovation performance. This paper …

This study investigates how local milieus foster innovation success of firms. We complement the common practice of … availability of highly skilled labor and the proximity to suppliers matters for firms’ innovation performance. Interestingly …, location factors obtained from the survey provide a more accurate explanation on how local milieus facilitate innovation. …