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Cabral, Luís M B; Cozzi, Guido; Denicolò, Vincenzo; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

To stay on top of global competition, firms and governments often need to acquire innovative goods and services, including ideas and research, from their strategic suppliers. A careful design of procurement policy is crucial to make potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable...

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Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation

Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper studies the role of intrinsic motivation, reputation and reciprocity in driving open source software innovation. We exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the 'revealed preference' of developers - to infer the underlying incentives. Using detailed information on code...

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The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Oligopolists

Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

Exit of venture-backed firms often takes place through sales to large incumbent firms. We show that in such an environment, venture-backed firms have a stronger incentive to develop basic innovations into commercialized innovations than incumbent firms, due to strategic product market effects....

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Effects of Acquisitions on Product and Process Innovation and R&D Performance

Cefis, Elena; Rosenkranz, Stephanie; Weitzel, Utz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Using a game theoretical model on firms' simultaneous investments in product and process innovation, we deduct and empirically test hypotheses on the optimal R&D portfolio, investment, performance, and dynamic efficiency of R&D for acquisitions and in independently competing firms. We use...

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Education and Invention

Toivanen, Otto; Väänänen, Lotta - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

: can we increase number of inventors? To answer this question, we study the causal effect of M.Sc. engineering education on …. We find a positive effect of engineering education on the propensity to patent, and a negative OLS bias. Our …

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Growth, Distance to Frontier and Composition of Human Capital

Aghion, Philippe; Meghir, Costas; Vandenbussche, Jérôme - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

the two separate margins of primary/secondary and tertiary education. Interestingly, the latter type of schooling proves …

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Barriers to innovation among Spanish manufacturing SMEs

Madrid-Guijarro, Antonia; Garcia Pérez de Lema, Domingo; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 4, pp. 465-488

that examined barriers to firm innovation among a sample of 194 managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in … supporting and ecouraging the innovation among SMEs in Spain. Government policies that envourage and support innovation among all …

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Technological collaboration : bridging the innovation gap between small and large firms

Nieto, María Jesus; Santamaría Sánchez, Lluís - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 1, pp. 44-69

This paper analyzes how technological collaboration acts as an input to the innovation process and allows small and … Spanish manufacturing firms, the results show that though technological collaboration is a useful mechanism for firms of all … sizes to improve innovativeness, it is a critical factor for the smallest firms. The impact of this collaboration varies …

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Comparing innovation capability of small and medium-sized enterprises : examining the effects of organizational culture and empowerment

C̜akar, Nigar Demircan; Ertürk, Alper - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 48 (2010) 3, pp. 325-359

positively related to innovation capability for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on both the individual and firm … managerial practices (e.g. empowerment) to promote innovation capability of SMEs. …

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At the center of action : innovation and technology strategy research in the small business setting

Tan, Justin; Fischer, Eileen; Mitchell, Ronald K.; … - In: Journal of small business management : JSBM ; a joint … 47 (2009) 3, pp. 233-262

In this essay, we offer perspectives on the future of small business research. These comments cover a range of issues unique to the future of small-business-focused research from "somewhat-broad" to "more-narrow," and address: (1) the problems and promise of better theory building, (2) the range...

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