KM upon the innovation and labour productivity within the organization, and how KM affects the firm’s innovative …

We measure the effect of R&D spillovers on plant productivity by taking account of (i) the national origin of the …

between R&D, innovation output and productivity. We propose a model specification that, among other features, aims to better … capture the variance component of the cooperation and obstacles to innovation variables. Results based on Finnish CIS data …

productivity levels using new business micro data from the Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) for the … practices to levels of productivity using regression analysis. The four innovation modes have a statistically signifcant …This paper presents a novel empirical study of innovation practices of U.S. companies and their relation to …

, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … product innovation in manufacturing. The strongest productivity effects are derived from organizational innovation. We find …We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …

’ technical efficiency and then over their productivity. The analysis takes, also, into account other variables that could affect … productivity as industrial sector, or firms’ financial conditions. We use a micro panel data set of Spanish manufacturing firms …

The model by Melitz (2003) predicts that if firms differ in their productivity (TFP) and there exists a fixed costs of … entry to export markets, firms begin exporting if productivity exceeds a certain threshold value. Productivity is thus a … decision to export, based on the Polish manufacturing firm-level data. Estimation of productivity of individual firms is …

grounds of low productivity and economic viability. Sustainability of SMEs is argued to depend on improving labour … productivity (LP) through technological upgradation. In a developing economy this may be a costly proposition due to capital … scarcity. So, the effect of technological changes on productivity levels has to be estimated before taking such policies. This …

Since the mid 1900’s, economist have come to recognize the role of innovative activity in firms productivity growth … of indigenous entrepreneurs. This paper therefore argued for the provision of comprehensive innovation policy, in which … (competitive) obstacles to innovation; and strengthening the knowledge base through investment in education, research and …

Many empirical studies have confirmed the positive impact of innovation on productivity at the firm level. The focus … a productivity equation. We find that ICT is an im-portant driver of innovation in both manufacturing and services … productivity effects. We only find positive effects of product and process innovation when combined with an organisational …