A surprisingly small number of innovative firms use the patent system. In the UK, the share of firms patenting among … market, and many sectors are not patent active. We find evidence pointing to a positive association between patenting and … innovative performance measured as turnover due to innovation, but not between patenting and subsequent employment growth. The …

A surprisingly small number of innovative firms use the patent system. In the UK, the share of firms patenting among … market, and many sectors are not patent active. We find evidence pointing to a positive association between patenting and … innovative performance measured as turnover due to innovation, but not between patenting and subsequent employment growth. The …

Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation … both process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on firm's productivity …

Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation … process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on firm's productivity, especially …

Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation … the likelihood of having both process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on …