paper describes the innovation regime of multinational firms in Canada by examining the differences between foreign- and … into local innovation networks; the intensity of innovation; and the use that is made of intellectual property rights to … information for innovation than are these inter-firm links. Surprisingly, foreign subsidiaries also more frequently report that …

This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of … programs than non-users. Here, innovation status within the group of technology users also affects the training decision. In … equipment by extensively implementing training that is highly firm-specific. This suggests that innovation requires new skills …

innovation involves a learning process. Innovators and technology users face problems that they have to solve and the more … impediments in technology and other related surveys (innovation) should not be interpreted as impenetrable barriers that prevent …

impact on innovation in the economy. Experimentation is important in a dynamic, market-based economy. A key part of the … worker skills, which is partially related to training, complements innovation and contributes to growth. …

facilitated by training is complementary to innovation and technological change. Training incidence is found to be closely related … strategies that are related to innovation. Training is also greater where a firm emphasizes quality and a comprehensive human …

This paper investigates the extent to which customers/suppliers innovation networks are related to the size and pattern … patterns to the importance of customer and supplier innovation networks. Input/output matrices are used to measure the extent … derived from data coming from the 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology. The study finds that the importance of …

from the 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology concerning firms' own evaluations of the benefits and costs of …