Innovation is widely acknowledged as one of the main forces driving economic growth. However, despite our significant … knowledge of the technological determinants of innovation processes, an adequate understanding of demand side factors is still … lacking. This paper aims to survey the literature on the influence of demand upon innovation. Although theories and empirical …

-called “Linear Model” of innovation. LM). The frequency and hostility of remarks against the linear model raises the suspicion that … constructed concerning the process of technological innovation and the implied policy prescriptions. In this paper, we seek to …

” approach to innovation in LDCs. Participation in GVC is beneficial for firms in LDCs, which are bound to source technology …

research on the contribution of universities to commercial innovation, imply or openly suggest a number of propositions on …

probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes … have a positive impact on firms’ innovation. In particular, the outsourcing of service activities contributes the most to … innovation, thus suggesting that firms successfully pursue core strengthening strategies. Our econometric estimates show that …