location-dependent services. The real growth of value added and the increase of productivity, however, have been concentrated … industries are the same. Some services have become independent of geographical locations, meaning that they can be exported, much … like physical products. Other services still require that they are produced and consumed in the same place. Significant …

We summarize and compare previous studies considering the impact of R&D subsidies on firm-level labor productivity … on its client firms’ labor productivity. These studies go astray from the outset, however, as they neither measure what … appropriate tool box for evaluating the impacts of innovation policy. …

employment, especially among young and small companies. Impacts on the productivity are, however, uncertain. Cooperation of … help firms to grow larger but do not improve their productivity. …

; globalization ; emerging economies ; mechanical and electrical engineering ; productivity …The report analyses the impacts of globalization on competitiveness of national economies, industries and firms. The … offshoring and outsourcing and moving to service provision. The Finnish mechanical and engineering industry has adapted to …

Productivity in Finland has been increasing very rapidly since the 1980s. The increase from 1980 to 2001 was as much as … 75.80% in the economy as a whole, i.e., 2.5 times more than in the OECD area on average. The growth in the services … sector was 60 %, i.e., 2 times more than the industrial countries. average. Despite the rapid increase the productivity level …

acquisitions occurred in the health and social services, business services, and trade; the largest shares were noted in health and … social services, IT services, and communication. Larger firms with lower levels of cash flow and firms characterized by a …

acquisitions occurred in the health and social services, business services, and trade; the largest shares were noted in health and … social services, IT services, and communication. Larger firms with lower levels of cash flow and firms characterized by a …

The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just …. These segments will be the engines of growth for the region in the future. In the forest industry the wood products industry … well. Pulp and paper production have suffered losses, but the carton is in demand. In the machinery industry, power plant …