Technological improvements are seen as the best solution in countering the environmental impacts of economic activity. UK economy is no exception to this view, where the environmental sector is put under the spotlight to innovate and maximize energy efficiency. Yet, the success of firms,...

This paper examines how different ethical positions view various types of animal advocacy campaigns concerning a product produced using animals. The ethical positions represent common company, society, and animal advocate viewpoints. Working in a market model with a monopolistic supplier, we...

This paper examines if workplace and co-worker union status affect employee wellbeing. In contrast to the literature focusing on links between one's own membership status and wellbeing, we focus principally on non-union employees. We find that being in a union workplace and having union...

The paper investigates whether unionisation has a spillover effect on wellbeing by comparing non-members in union and non-union workplaces. To this end, it adapts the social custom model of trade unions and goes on to conduct empirical analyses using linked employer-employee data and alternative...

We investigate empirically how outside directors on supervisory boards influence innovative performance of the firms they monitor. Based on panel data of the largest German companies the econometric analysis shows a robust and significant positive influence of external executives on innovative...

The aim of this paper is to identify the key drivers of organizational eco-innovations by looking at the motivations of UK companies for adopting Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Besides competitive, ethical, and institutional motives, this study considers the importance of the...

This study explores the characteristics and determinants of innovation of exceptionally innovative small and medium sized UK enterprises. The focus is placed on 'serial' innovators, defined as independent companies with a persistent unusually high frequency of innovations over time. The aim of...

This paper analyses the determinants of technological diversification for small innovative companies. Using patent data from the PATSTAT database for the period between 1990 and 2006, we explore technological diversification through a panel data set comprising 811 UK based serial innovators...

There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change on employment in the context of least developed countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied technological transfer. Using a sample of 1,940 enterprises...

We study the effect of different information sources on diffusion between and within companies. Our model of economically optimising farmers replicates results from dual process persuasion theory, and predicts that inter-firm diffusion will be primarily affected by reliable, easily accessible...