investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … jobs. While Ireland has made good progress towards building up its scientific capabilities, innovation capacity remains … effective, the innovation strategy should be simplified, with a drastic reduction in the number of government agencies involved …

dissemination of innovations in regions via spillover effect (NESTA Business growth and innovation, 2009). Fast-growing companies … may contribute more than 50% to GDP growth (Europe INNOVA Gazelles Innovation Panel, 2008). There are several works, that … exogenous factors (Delmar, Davidsson, Gartner, 2003). In our work we assume that regional innovation performance (as a share of …

. Fostering competition by removing regulatory barriers and improving public procurement would help. In addition, innovation …

The increasing openness of economies and the phenomenon of globalization has led to know-how and innovation becoming … innovative means that the construction of innovation is channeled through the social sphere, attributing an increasingly … generation of innovation at the firm levels. Internationalization and interaction for SMEs represent action strategies in an …

This paper examines the relationship between workplace organisation and innovation in small and medium … Assessment of Adult Competencies and the Community Innovation Survey. It contrasts SMEs adopting a “learning organisation” or … higher rates of new-to-the-market innovations among SMEs and of SME innovation collaborations with other firms and …

A creative economy requires innovation-friendly conditions. Korea’s innovation system should be improved by upgrading … level. The returns from Korea’s large investment in innovation should be enhanced by improving framework conditions – easing … adoption of new technology. Venture businesses and start-ups should play a key role in commercialising innovation. To make …