), allows for causal interpretation of the relationship between innovation output and labor productivity. We find that knowledge … intensive services benefit from innovation activities in the sense that these activities causally increase their labor …

individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five … waves of the World Values Survey (1980 to 2005). We thus relate eleven indicators of individual openness to innovation … innovation. …

via video conferences as compared to face-to-face. Thus, we provide evidence that barriers to creativity in virtual teams …

This paper analyzes the patent propensity as an outcome of innovative activities of regional SMEs. To achieve the aims … automotive parts industry, is negatively related with propensity to patent innovation. Also, unlike expectations, the InnoBiz … firms designated as innovative SMEs by the government are not performing differently than general firms. Only the CEO …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … than 10 employees; usually constituting the majority of firms in industrialized economies. Using the German KfW SME panel … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …

crowding out. Our findings suggest that rewards can improve innovation and creativity, and that there may be a tradeoff between …

entrepreneur in the innovation process. -- Innovation ; microenterprises ; SMEs ; development …Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have …

innovation where access to short term loans for working capital seems to be key. …