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Innovation and corporate employment growth revisited
Herstad, Sverre J.; Sandven, Tore - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015
Using Norwegian Community Innovation Survey (CIS) data linked to public employment registers covering the years 2004 - 2010, this paper investigates the relationship between employment growth prior to the event of innovation, innovation output, and growth performance after the event. Positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011164352
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The Geography of Sustainability Transitions: A Literature Review
Hansen, Teis; Coenen, Lars - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
This review covers the recent literature on the geography of sustainability transitions which has recently expanded … adopted an explicitly geographical perspective to understand key spatial issues of sustainability transitions. The second aim … this way, the review introduces researchers with an interest in the field of geography of sustainability transitions to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818683
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Competence Building: A Systemic Approach to Innovation Policy
Borrás, Susana; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
The main question that guides this paper is how governments are focusing (and must focus) on competence building (education and training) when designing and implementing innovation policies. With this approach, the paper aims at filling the gap between the existing literature on competences on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722776
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Institutions and Regulations in Innovation Systems: Effects, Problems and Innovation Policy Design
Borrás, Susana; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
Institutions (including regulations) are constitutive elements of innovation systems, and therefore cornerstones of innovation policy. Focusing on (soft and hard) regulation, the paper identifies the most salient regulatory areas from the perspective of the innovation system. When asking about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098758
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The Choice of Innovation Policy Instruments
Borrás, Susana; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
The purpose of this article is to discuss the different types of instruments of innovation policy, to examine how governments and public agencies in different countries and different times have used these instruments differently, to explore the political nature of instrument choice and design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643164
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Innovation Policy for Knowledge Production and R&D: the Investment Portfolio Approach
Borrás, Susana; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
Who produces scientific and technical knowledge these days? What type of knowledge is being produced and for what purposes? Why are firms and governments funding research and development? This chapter studies the role of knowledge production (especially R&D activities) in the innovation process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945042
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Acquisitions of Start-ups by Incumbent Businesses A market selection process of “high-quality” entrants?
Andersson, Martin; Xiao, Jing - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
We analyze the frequency and nature by which new firms are acquired by established businesses. Acquisitions are often considered to reflect a technology transfer process and to also constitute one way in which a “symbiosis” between new technology-based firms (NTBFs) and established...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945043
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Striving Towards a Holistic Innovation Policy in European Countries - But Linearity Still Prevails!
Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this article, with discussions of what it is, why it is relevant, and how it can be implemented to enhance product innovation. It is shown that the innovation systems approach has diffused rapidly during the latest decades and has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945050
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Efficiency of Research and Innovation Systems for Economic Growth and Employment
Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this paper, and it is discussed what it is, why it is relevant and how it can be implemented. One of the main conclusions is that the innovation policies in European countries are still linear (and not holistic), in spite of the fact that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778810
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Path-following or Leapfrogging in Catching-up: the Case of Chinese Telecommunication Equipment Industry.
Liu, Xielin - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2007
In this paper, by reviewing the development of telecommunication equipment industry from fixed phone switches to later 3G, TD-SCDMA, we conclude that the degree of matching between existing foreign products with Chinese market is the primary incentive for Chinese companies to catch-up. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125211