. Public research and development (R&D) funding seems to increase the likelihood of innovation. Practical implications – From a … identify and analyse factors that affect innovation in growing SMEs.  …

order to assess the impact of regulation, consumer expectations and voluntary agreements on the performance of eco‐innovation …, subsequently a knowledge augmented production function is estimated to assess the impact of eco‐innovation on firm performance …. Eco‐innovation is also found to be more important than non‐eco‐innovation in determining firm performance. Research …

behavior affects innovation output thus enhancing firm performance. The proposed conceptual model gives a more specific vision …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between innovative behavior and firm performance to … determine empirically whether managers’ innovative behavior impacts directly or indirectly on firm performance through …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how different innovation patterns affect the financial performance … of global technological firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors integrate the theories of innovation performance … years is used to investigate the influence of innovation on the firm performance. Findings – Panel regression results …

addressed by testing the relevance of work-based cognitive skills on economic performance. Hence the authors build a bridge … between economic growth literature, which focuses largely on the role of formal education, and innovation studies where the …

, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Initiative. Design/methodology/approach – This case study describes the Australian state of … compete globally through commercialisation of Victoria's science capability and to facilitate greater industry innovation … facilitating innovation can be templated and therefore duplicated by governments almost anywhere in the world. Originality …

Purpose – In recent decades, innovation management has changed. This article provides an overview of the changes that … have taken place, focusing on innovation management in large companies, with the aim of explaining that innovation …/methodology/approach – The basic approach in this article is to juxtapose a review of existing literature regarding trends in innovation …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the adoption of the open innovation paradigm in the bio …‐pharmaceutical industry and investigate through which organisational modes (e.g. collaborations, in‐ and out‐licensing) open innovation has …. Open innovation is currently one of the most debated issues in management literature. Few contributions, however, have paid …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the emerging research field of open innovation and identify where the … published until November 2007 under the label of open innovation were systematically reviewed. Also, nine key researchers were … implications. Research limitations/implications – The paper suggests that the locus of the innovation process and the extent of …