This paper assesses UK innovation policy impact on a large, population weighted, sample of both service and … manufacturing SMEs. By focussing on self-reported innovation the study achieves a wider coverage of the effects of SME innovation … support for innovation were more likely to innovate than unsupported comparable enterprises. Innovating enterprises are shown …

consider critical for success in the innovation process? From the perspective of the respondents, the entrepreneur is the most … important factor in the innovation process. Internal aspects dominate not only the list of success factors but also the top of … entrepreneurs do not consider external circumstances very important aspects of innovation success. They have a rather egocentric …

manufactured variety is contestable through vertical innovation based on available knowledge and as a result, firms choose a …

Technological change and innovation and are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally … structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth … (diversity) and Porter externalities (competition) that have provided alternative explanations for innovation and urban growth …

modeling. Next, innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge are addressed, and interpreted as critical success conditions for …