This paper analyses the role of creative industries in affecting an economy’s innovation performance. We conducted a … innovative sectors in the economy. They support innovation in a variety of other sectors through creative inputs, such as ideas … for new products (i.e. innovation content), supplementary products and services (such as software) or marketing support …

importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs and institutions involved in innovation and technology development of a …This paper deals with flows of technology and information among people and institutions and the role of public support … country and calls such a web of interaction a national innovation system. The theoretical and empirical analyses on national …

Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these …

product and process innovation among exporting firms and these innovations have a larger impact on productivity improvement in …

During the last 20 years, R&D and innovation activities in the service sector have clearly increased. Especially …" of technological information within the economy. They are providers, purchasers or partners in the context of innovation …. A sound innovation capacity, especially knowledge, creativity, market and management skills let them become bridges for …

Innovation is commercialization of technology. Imperfections in markets for technology should leave marks on physical … investments for innovation. Two types of transaction costs could affect innovative investments: royality stacking and hold …-up threats. Backward references in firm's patent portfolio indicate potential technology suppliers. I find a negative effect of …

The contribution of New Technology-based Firms (NTBFs) to long term economic development is at the centre of a … Größe abnehmen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird die Gültigkeit von "Gibrat's law" verworfen. Effekte gehen auch von der … firms. Hereby, statistical tests lead to a rejection of Gibrat’s law, indicating a significant correlation between size and …