ISTAT, the National Institute of Statistics, including data from three waves of Community Innovation Surveys. The model we … effects of innovative efforts, and the feedbacks between economic success and the ability to sustain innovation expenditure. …

The innovation value chain (IVC) divides the innovation process into three separate links or activities: knowledge … Ireland and Switzerland. Both economies are small, very open and depend significantly on innovation to maintain competitive … advantage. In recent years, however, R&D and innovation growth in Ireland has been markedly stronger than that in Switzerland …

The innovation value chain (IVC) divides the innovation process into three separate links or activities: knowledge … Ireland and Switzerland. Both economies are small, very open and depend significantly on innovation to maintain competitive … advantage. In recent years, however, R&D and innovation growth in Ireland has been markedly stronger than that in Switzerland …

Recent studies in the tradition of Schmookler have re-emphasised the potential role of demand in stimulating innovation …. Here, we reconsider the role of ‘home’ and ‘export’ market demand in stimulating manufacturing innovation using comparable … innovation production functions using panel data estimators over the sample period 1994 to 2005. For a range of innovation …

This paper considers the relationship between innovation, ownership and profitability for a panel of manufacturing … the link between innovation and profits separately for innovators and non-innovators, and for indigenous innovators and … non-innovators and externally-owned plants. We also consider the determinants of innovation over the distribution of plant …

of technological competitiveness (based on innovation in products and markets) or cost competitiveness (relying on … innovation in processes and machinery) and their impact on economic performances. We propose models for the determinants of … Pavitt classes that group manufacturing and services industries with distinct patterns of innovation. Tests are carried out …

majority of industrial sectors. This evidence should be kept in mind by European innovation policy makers having employment as …

Roper S., Youtie J., Shapira P. and Fernandez-Ribas A. Knowledge, capabilities and manufacturing innovation: a USA …-Europe comparison, Regional Studies. This paper presents a comparative analysis of factors contributing to the innovation performance of … external knowledge sources, internal resources, absorptive capacity, and public innovation support. The results suggest the …

Love J. H., Roper S. and Hewitt-Dundas N. Service innovation, embeddedness and business performance: evidence from … Northern Ireland, Regional Studies. This paper explores the factors that determine innovation by service firms, and in … particular the contribution of intra- and extra-regional connectivity. Subsequently, it is examined how service firms' innovation …

role of innovation, demand, wages and the composition of employment by professional groups. A model is developed and an …