Political activism positively affects firm innovation. Firms that support more politicians, politicians on … innovation. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that political activism is valuable because it helps reduce political … uncertainty, which, in turn, fosters firm innovation. Also consistent with this hypothesis, we show that politically active firms …

Innovation is key to boosting Australia’s productivity and inclusiveness. This paper examines the policies that create … good conditions for innovation, not only in science and technology but also wider forms, such as business-model innovation …’s numerous innovation-related SME support schemes are uncertain. Federal and state governments are taking a positive approach to …

How are OECD countries supporting digital innovation and ensuring that benefits spread across the economy? This paper … explores the current landscape of strategies and initiatives implemented in OECD countries to support innovation in the digital …) strategies. The paper also discusses policy instruments used across OECD to support digital innovation targeting four objectives …

Almost 30 years ago, researchers began a systematic study of innovation by end users and user firms. At that time, the … phenomenon was generally regarded as a minor oddity. Today, it is clear that innovation by users, generally openly shared, is a … technologies. It is becoming both an important rival to and an important feedstock for producer-centered innovation in many fields …

Worker mobility across firms can enhance innovation by spreading knowledge, but such mobility may also hinder … innovation by making firms reluctant to invest in R&D. A common way that firms limit workers' mobility is with noncompete … agreements (NCAs). We examine how the legal enforceability of NCAs affects innovation, as measured by patenting, using data on …

In the context of the green transition, universities have much to offer in joint green innovation projects with …

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 …

set of opportunities for innovation in agricultural biotechnologies. Moreover, the institutional, regulatory and …

innovation have changed significantly, just as the structure and scale of national military establishments and the industrial …. There is very little comparative work on the influence (or lack of same) on innovation of military R&D programs supported by … foundation of this survey. One of the greatest gaps in the vast literature on military R&D and innovation is the modest scope of …

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 …