. The first essay studies the interaction between economic integration, product and process innovation, and relative skill … enterprises respond by investing more aggressively in both product and process innovation. The relative demand for unskilled … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a …

Innovation and new product development (NPD) are critical to firm success and are often cited as means to a sustained … competitive advantage. Unfortunately, the question of which innovation programs to pursue and how they should be funded is not …

innovation and technological change when undertaking new product development. Focusing on the management of technology, it will … straightforward. Innovation is a complex process shaped not only by the firm's internal environment, but also by the interactions that … appreciate the value of these interactions in promoting innovation. However, for those involved in innovative new product …

The importance of green innovation management is growing in practice and academia likewise. To our knowledge, a recent … innovation” and provide an overview of the existing body ofliterature in the field of green innovations identifying the most … environmental innovation are used largely synonymously while the notion ofsustainable innovation broadens the concept and includes a …

SMEs new arenas to engage in what we may call are “global innovation” activities so as to gain, retain, and further … strengthen the competitive position. This pressure to go for global innovation is enhanced by given socio-demographic factors, e … carried out in the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg in Germany to identify barriers to innovation in selected industries and to …

inextricably connected with both business- and economics-driven dimensions of innovation. In fact, the phenomenon of a foreign …-owned R&D facility implies that a company innovation system must in some way integrate with a regional innovation system. A … enabling a comparison of these innovation environments. The second step was to examine the characteristics of the foreign …