-innovators-based on their responses to 22 innovation-related questions on the survey. These groups correspond to different stages in the … capital. In later stages of the innovation life cycle-comprehensive and process innovators place great emphasis on higher debt …

detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks, accessibility …

This paper describes the evidence that several Statistics Canada studies have developed on the importance of innovation … to growth and the need for highly skilled workers in the innovation process. Rather than focusing on broad industry … frequently distinguishes faster from slower growing firms is innovation. Innovators in turn place greater emphasis on training …

-level factors that are generally posited to affect the level of diversification (e.g., growth, concentration, knowledge …

This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of … programs than non-users. Here, innovation status within the group of technology users also affects the training decision. In … equipment by extensively implementing training that is highly firm-specific. This suggests that innovation requires new skills …

impact on innovation in the economy. Experimentation is important in a dynamic, market-based economy. A key part of the … worker skills, which is partially related to training, complements innovation and contributes to growth. …