important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …pt. 1. The localized generation and exploitation of technological knowledge and innovation -- pt. 2. The Italian …

diffusion of technology, and provides fresh evidence on the effects that these differences have on productivity and innovation …pt. 1. The changing role of multinational firms in innovation -- pt. 2. How firms differ in innovation, productivity …

Kafouros theoretically and empirically examines the impacts of innovation and scientific knowledge on the productivity … innovation and firm productivity performance, the book also investigates a number of additional issues including the costs of R …'s productivity, and how multinationals build on external inventions, ideas and knowledge. The results confirm that not all firms can …

The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic … problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first … part examines the theoretical consequences of services specificities on the concept of productivity and reviews the …

1. Introduction : what is the New Economy? / Dennis W. Jansen -- 2. Projecting productivity growth : lessons from the … multifactor productivity in US service industries / Jack E. Triplett and Barry P. Bosworth -- 4. The New Economy and the …

This book explores the relationship between exports and productivity. Whilst a body of research indicates that … exporters have superior productivity to non-exporters, received wisdom suggests that this is because productive firms became … learning, can foster increased innovation. Therefore, exporting can also make firms more productive …

innovation, and an international comparison of OECD countries delivers an unconventional and critical assessment of the hope and …