The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and its parallel Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR …

, firm, and network level. Thus, I challenge two assumptions common in prior research: (1) that significant variance exists …

radical innovations, based on research and development (R&D) activities. R&D generates knowledge, necessary for innovation … creation process, as well as proposes decisions for kinds of problems. That is why the chain of interaction between research … and innovation is essential.The problem of research is expressed in question “What kind of interaction between research …

The labour productivity differentials between manufacturing firms in Ghana and South Korea exceed those implied by … and South Korea. There is no significant difference in total factor productivity across the countries once we allow for … the shape of the relationship between productivity and human capital across countries is crucial for understanding the …

This paper examines the impact of the embedding environment on learning, innovationand productivity in the computer and … simultaneous coordination are identified in the systemicquad as the basis for promoting systemically technological and productivity … developmentson technological capabilities and productivity in these states. Section 6 finishes with theconclusions. …

National framework conditions mediate the effect of technological capabilities of firms on their productivity. Although … institutional conditions influence total factor productivity of firms. Furthermore, we find that the effects of the national …, formal training of workers and access to technology through foreign ownership make more difference for productivity of firms …

-sectional differences in size and total factor productivity between patentee firms and non-patentee firms, changes in patent … total factor productivity. This evidence suggests that patenting is associated with firm growth through new product … innovations (firm scope) rather than through reduction in the cost of producing existing products (firm productivity). Consistent …

conventional quantitative trade models have difficulty explaining. It goes on to develop a theory of product level productivity … differences based on endogenous differences in the allocation of research and development into product and process innovation …