We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …

This paper studies the impact of research and development (R&D) and innovation on employment growth, focusing on small … and medium-sized firms. Employment effects of R&D and innovation are unclear a priori as process innovation may be labor … both R&D and innovation increased employment growth, suggesting that innovation was either capital-saving or labor had …

finance availability constraints actually spurred innovation. Finally, the economy-wide effects of greater economic freedom …

process innovation rates. -- Exporting ; innovation ; Propensity Score Kernel Matching ; Learning-by-exporting …

Using data on 135 countries, this paper studies the determinants of process innovation introduction, focusing on the … innovation introductions, while on the other hand, the introduction of innovations might enable firms to hedge against … uncertainty-innovation introductions. Employing two different measures of economic and political uncertainty across different time …

innovation as having a 'high' or 'very high' environmental effect. Our findings also show that exporters are 17.5 percent more … likely, all things equal, to report that their firm's innovation cuts the cost of energy/ materials. Our results agree with … wider output base -- Exporting ; environment ; innovation ; heterogeneity …

outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on … activities towards innovation. We also find that international outsourcing has a positive effect on profitability, as predicted … instrumental variables analysis. -- International services outsourcing ; innovation ; R&D …

Should inputs such as bank finance affect innovation in BRICS vs. developed countries similarly? Arguably these … and Tobit to a sample of 22 countries, we show how innovation (measured patents, scientific publications and high … ; National Innovation System (NIS) ; innovation ; DEA …

that exporters are more likely to report their innovation as having a ‘high/very high’ environmental effect. …

The standard indicators used to compare cross-country innovation are in the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR). But …