This paper contributes the analysis of the persistence of innovation activities, as measured by different innovation …&D investments in innovation persistence and analyses differentiated patterns of persistence across product and process innovation … of innovation persistence. The highest level of persistence is found for R&D-based innovation activities, witnessing the …

We investigate the mechanisms of knowledge governance and show that the actual economic benefits stemming from … enterprises (SOE) have been one of the most effective mechanisms of knowledge governance. Italian SOE were effective sources of …