fundamental determinants of the patterns of innovation, the demand structure plays a crucial role in preventing the emergence of …

heterogeneity among firms, we find: (i) a positive and well-determined effect of innovation on profits that smoothly decreases as …

This paper proposes a framework for examining factors that affect innovation in sectors: sectoral systems. Sectoral … part of this paper, the concept and the definition of a sectoral systems of innovation are presented. In the second part of …

&D) strategies using Community Innovation Survey data on the Dutch manufacturing sector. The focus of the research is whether M …&A affect corporate innovation strategies, favouring in-house R&D and innovation expenses versus external technological sourcing …. The results show that M&A activities have a positive and significant impact on innovation investments by firms, and …