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The Importance of Research and Development for Innovation in Small and Large Canadian Manufacturing Firms

Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1997

focus the different roles that are played by large and small firms in the innovation process. Small firms, it is often … programs that are directed at this sector. This paper examines the differences in the innovation profiles of small and large … appropriate to reduce the impediments to innovation that they face. The paper finds a number of differences between large and …

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Innovative Activity in Canadian Food Processing Establishments: the Importance of Engineering Practices

Sabourin, David; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1999

competition-the so-called Schumpeterian hypothesis. Third, the effect of the nationality of a firm on innovation is investigated … innovations. Establishments in the 'other' food products industry tend to lead when it comes to innovation, whereas fish product …

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Technology Use, Training and Plant-specific Knowledge in Manufacturing Establishments

Johnson, Joanne; Baldwin, John R.; Gray, Tara - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995

This study examines the factors influencing a firm's decision to train, using data taken from several recent Statistic Canada surveys that explore advanced technology use by Canadian manufacturing plants. Advanced technology adoption has been both rapid and pervasive, leading to concerns about...

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Advanced Technology Use in Canadian Manufacturing Establishments

Baldwin, John R.; Diverty, Brent - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995

This paper investigates the characteristics of Canadian manufacturing plants that are related to the use of advanced technologies. The data used are taken from the 1989 Survey of Manufacturing Technology and are linked to administrative data taken from the Census of Manufacturers. Technology use...

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Are There High-tech Industries or Only High-tech Firms? Evidence from New Technology-based Firms

Gellatly, Guy; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1998

. First, it constitutes a multidimensional approach to industry classification. As different concepts - such as innovation …

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Differences in Strategies and Performances of Different Types of Innovators

Johnson, Joanne; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1998

-innovators-based on their responses to 22 innovation-related questions on the survey. These groups correspond to different stages in the … capital. In later stages of the innovation life cycle-comprehensive and process innovators place great emphasis on higher debt …

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Business Strategies in Innovative and Non-innovative Firms in Canada

Johnson, Joanne; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995

This study investigates differences in the policies being pursued by innovative and non-innovative firms. It focuses on a broad group of strategies -- in marketing, finance, production, management and human resources and asks whether there are key areas in which the strategies being followed by...

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Innovation: The Key to Success in Small Firms

Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995

This study examines the differences in strategies and activities pursued by a sample of more-successful and less-successful group of growing small- and medium-sized enterprises. Amongst other matters, it examines different functional strategies -- the importance of management, human resource...

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Technology Adoption: A Comparison Between Canada and the United States

Sabourin, David; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1999

This study examines differences in technology use in Canada as opposed to the United States as well as reasons for these differences. It examines different aspects of technology use-numbers of technologies used, types of technologies used, as well as regional, size and industry variations in...

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Have Small Firms Created a Disproportionate Share of New Jobs in Canada? A Reassessment of the Facts

Picot, Garnett; Dupuy, Richard; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1994

The statistical observation that small firms have created the majority of new jobs during the 1980s has had a tremendous influence on public policy. Governmentshave looked to the small firm sector for employment growth, and have promoted policies to augment this expansion. However, recent...

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