This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external … for the period 2000–2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1 … innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group …

impacts negatively on product innovation activities (both in terms of propensity and success), b) that the effect of em …-ployee staying rate (measured by the share of employees that remain in the firm from one year to the next) on innovation follows an …

innovation activities captured by patent applications, firm characteristics, international trade and the regional milieu. …

economy, and the Swedish innovation system in particular. We analyze the company’s role as an employer in the private sector … company’s role in the Swedish knowledge economy and innovation system. The report analyses the company as a node for knowledge … flows in the Swedish economy and innovation system, and its role as an employer of highly educated and skilled workers in …