In this paper we demonstrate the complexity that regulates the innovation-exports nexus. In particular we argue that … innovation and exports should be treated as latent variables in order to account for as many facets possible thus, accounting for … multifaceted heterogeneity. In this context, the role of innovation openness ought to be highlighted within a unified framework, as …

Human resource management (HRM) practices are generally expected to stimulate a firm's innovation performance. However …'s innovation activities and different types of HRM practices we find that primarily new workplace organization practices seem to … enhance a firm's innovation activities. Flexible practices of working time management and incentive payment schemes show only …

In this study we investigate the impact of early stage venture capital on innovation activities of Swiss start … venture capital on innovation performance 3 years after firm foundation but also 6 and 9 years after firm start, respectively …, for those firms that survived so long and reported continuously innovation activities (persistence of innovation). The …