in grado di svolgere tale attività.The paper describes the innovation strategies of a representative sample of Italian … hand Public funding of R&D seems not able to influence the firms' decision of undertaking the innovation process. Even … though R&D expenditure and innovation activity are highly correlated, managerial best practices tend to be positively …

The lag in innovation in Italy vis-à-vis the other main industrial countries is one of the effects of the fragmentation … suitable than debt for financing innovation, is less common than in other countries. Public incentives for firms have had … modest results. To enhance the capacity for innovation some actions should be taken to help firms grow, adopt a more …