The aim of the paper is to assess heterogeneity of the innovation process. Using exploratory factor analysis on micro … data from the third Community Innovation Survey in 13 countries, we identify four factors that that can be interpreted as … research, user, external and production ingredients of innovation. All too often it is assumed that the differences between the …

both domestic and foreign sources in the innovation process in view of the contention that "international technology …

both domestic and foreign sources in the innovation process in view of the contention that "international technology …

Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been … sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries according to the EIS … Summary Innovation Index. The main weaknesses are in business R&D intensity, the share of the population with tertiary …

concentration upon innovation, focusing on robust findings, questions of interpretation, and the identification of major gaps. We … also consider the more modest literature that considers the effect on innovation of firm characteristics other than size …

Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter … mean that the nature and extent of market failures in the provision of agricultural research and innovation differ from …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from …

attempt to search for directions, as well as the power of impact of different phases of the business cycle on the innovation … industrial companies (questionnaire survey) it was stated that in the prosperity phase the implementation of the innovation …, the innovation activity is a less common phenomenon, but is not completely abandoned. Research results did not confirm the …

Innovation has a role to play to mitigate water-related risks and to support the provision of water services on which … our well-being and sustainable development depend. Water-related innovation originate in a wide range of countries, with …