Applied research on growth and innovation would seem to suggest that successful innovations do not enhance firm expansion significantly. This article tests the hypothesis that the level of observation typical of applied research hampers the identification of a significant association between...

Within-business diversification, product strategies, and competitors' innovative behavior may affect the competitive advantage of business units that operate in the integrated circuit industry. This investigation employs original data about new product introductions and sales from a...

This article addresses an issue that is debated in the economics of innovation literature, namely the existence of increasing returns toR&Dexpenditures and firm size, in productinnovation. It explores further how the firm’s structural characteristics and contextual factors affect the sustained...