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Self-employment and innovation. Exploring the determinants of innovative behavior in small businesses
Romero, Isidoro; Martínez-Román, Juan A. - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 178-189
This paper explores the determinants of innovation in small businesses from a survey of more than 700 self … and two types of innovation – product and process innovation – were differentiated. …
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Systems thinking, market failure, and the development of innovation policy: The case of Australia
Dodgson, Mark; Hughes, Alan; Foster, John; Metcalfe, Stan - In: Research Policy 40 (2011) 9, pp. 1145-1156
relationship between market failure and systems approaches to innovation policy in the case of Australia. Drawing on information …Innovation policy is increasingly informed from the perspective of a national innovation system (NIS), but, despite the … fact that research findings emphasize the importance of national differences in the framing conditions for innovation …
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Facts and fads in academic research management: The effect of management practices on research productivity in Australia
Beerkens, Maarja - In: Research Policy 42 (2013) 9, pp. 1679-1693
As a response to competitive market forces and governmental steering policies, Australian universities have strengthened considerably their internal research management in the last two decades. This paper examines empirically the effect of management on academic research productivity. The...
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Science or graduates: How do firms benefit from the proximity of universities?
Leten, Bart; Landoni, Paolo; Van Looy, Bart - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 8, pp. 1398-1412
research in an industry-specific manner is relevant to the design of appropriate research and innovation policies. …
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An examination of the intertemporal returns of patented inventions
Giummo, Jesse - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 8, pp. 1312-1319
This paper examines the intertemporal returns of patented inventions using estimates of patent value obtained from German employee inventors’ compensation records. The paper finds heterogeneity in the mean age and dispersion of the annual returns by technology and cumulative patent value....
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Outside directors on the board and innovative firm performance
Balsmeier, Benjamin; Buchwald, Achim; Stiebale, Joel - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 10, pp. 1800-1815
We investigate how outside directors on supervisory boards influence innovative activities of the firms they advise and monitor. Based on panel data on the largest German companies, the econometric analysis shows a positive influence of external executives on innovative firm performance,...
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Emergence and evolution of new industries: The path-dependent dynamics of knowledge creation. An introduction to the special section
Krafft, Jackie; Lechevalier, Sebastien; Quatraro, Francesco - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 10, pp. 1663-1665
In this introduction, we review the arguments that underpin the rationale for the special section, and provide a structured sequence for the contents of the six selected papers that comprise the section.
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Modular exaptation: A missing link in the synthesis of artificial form
Andriani, Pierpaolo; Carignani, Giuseppe - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 9, pp. 1608-1620
innovation. Exaptation may enable an existing technology to (a) construct a new technological niche, (b) enter into a preexisting …
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Government support for SME innovations in the regional industries: The case of government financial support program in South Korea
Doh, Soogwan; Kim, Byungkyu - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 9, pp. 1557-1569
This study explores the impact of governmental support policies on the innovation of SMEs in the regional strategic … SMEs in the regional industries in Korea. The innovation of SMEs is measured by technological innovation: patent, utility … the innovation of SMEs, this study reviews the literature concerning the innovation and the governmental support policies …
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Creativity and regional innovation: Evidence from EU regions
Sleuwaegen, Leo; Boiardi, Priscilla - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 9, pp. 1508-1522
We analyse the role of creative workers in the region as a source and foundational element of regional innovation in … a recursive model of regional innovation for a set of 83 European regions. We show that, when differentiated from the …
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