This paper examines the innovation processes of Small and MediumEnterprises (SMEs) in peripheral areas, particularly in … do not; a Tobit model,to measure the intensity of innovation; and a Probit model to analyze the type ofinnovation. The …

study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …

Successful innovation is a precondition for economic prosperity. While various potential determinants of innovative …

This paper explores the effectiveness of a recently introduced innovation subsidy program targeted at SMEs in Croatia …&D intensity while participating in the program. The program raised R&D and innovation capability of the participating SMEs, but …

statistically significant and when it is, the economic impact on the probability of introducing innovation and credit rationing is …

, promoting innovation, reducing the tax burden, boosting competition and creating favourable conditions for businesses to grow …

innovation and finds that they are qualitatively different from those found in earlier studies of more generally representative …, only the largest firms were likely to identify patents as the most important method of appropriating innovation returns … regarding the functioning of the existing systems of intellectual property rights when key policy goals include innovation by …

the effects of financial barriers to the innovation propensity of Italian SMEs. Employing direct measures of financial … significantly lower than sound companies (-30%). Results document the existence of a feedback-effect of innovation on firmsÕ … of soft information in mitigating financial obstacles to innovation by improving the financial condition of more opaque …