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 …

Our descriptive analysis of a random sample of businesses that received Phase II Small Business Innovation Research …

findings from this body of research became a foundation for a number of technology and innovation policies promulgated in the … technology and innovation policy initiatives. We argue that there are lessons to be learned from PRA’s successes from its … and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program. …

Entrepreneurship involves innovation and uncertainty. We outline a theory of entrepreneurship, which highlights the … importance of social networks in promoting innovation and reducing uncertainty. Our findings suggest that this “social” aspect of …

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 …

Entrepreneurship involves innovation and uncertainty. We outline a theory of entrepreneurship, which highlights the … importance of social networks in promoting innovation and reducing uncertainty. Our findings suggest that this “social” aspect of …

The purpose of this paper is to identify and unravel the disparate views toward innovation prevalent within the … thinking about the economy in general and the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in particular, not only shape how … innovation and entrepreneurial activity are valued, but also the overall policy debate concerning innovation and entrepreneurship …