Using the findings of the 1999 Survey of Innovation in the Canadian manufacturing sector, we analyse the impediments, i … inhibit innovation, especially with regard to by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). First we try to establish the … relationship between the impediments to innovation and various firm characteristics. Then we assess whether these impediments …

Innovation is a complex process and has multiple dimensions. In assessing the linkage between innovation and … productivity, most of studies, due to data limitations, use only one single indicator to measure innovation. This paper argues that … different innovation activities to achieve their different business objectives. To better measure innovation, this paper …