paper is to examine to what extent outsourcing relationships can be a source of innovation in industrial services using a …. Our results support the evidence of positive effects of outsourcing service activities on the capacity of innovation. This …

This paper presents a novel empirical study of innovation practices of U.S. companies and their relation to … productivity levels using new business micro data from the Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) for the … outputs of innovation activities into four latent unobserved innovation modes or practices for OECD countries using Community …

Recent studies in the innovation literature reveal that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) promotes the innovation … shed light on the national innovation activities and anti-corruption programs. …

Innovation is a  polymorph, complex and multifaceted phenomenon. The changing context of Economic issues gives … innovation a central role in the performance of Tunisian firms. In recent years, Tunisia's economy has become more complex and … potential for innovation. The transition from a Fordis economy type to a knowledge-based economy requires the generalization of …

This work has as objective to approach the theme “National Innovation Systems in Angola and Mozambique”. We concluded … knowledge about others cultures that can help on promotion of innovation, and these government should to promote the enlarging … of investigators in R&D for also promotion of innovation on divers areas such health, education, etc. And both government …

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on …

We consider procurement of an innovation from heterogeneous sellers. Innovations are random but depend on unobservable … admission to an innovation contest. After the contest, an innovation is procured employing either a fixed prize or a first …

There has been an explosion of innovation backed by venture capital since late 1970’s. Nonetheless, a great deal of … innovation still occurs within large companies. In this paper, I investigate the factors that determine when innovation is … executives. I find that if capital markets function perfectly, it is optimal for innovation to be conducted by venture …

European countries. As a whole, Europe is lagging behind in its ability to generate, organise, and sustain innovation processes … position of the US as a locus of innovation in pharmaceuticals has increased over the past decade compared to Europe. All in …