This paper studies differences in the perception of innovation barriers between innovative and non-innovative firms for … 18 EU countries. The countries are grouped by their distance to the technological frontier using Community Innovation … Surveys for the years 2002-2004 and 2004-2006. The results show that non-innovators interested in innovation are much more …

We relate innovation to sales growth for incumbent firms in high-tech sectors. A firm, on average, experiences only … returns to innovation are highly skewed and that growth rates distributions are heavy-tailed, it may be misleading to use … that innovation is of crucial importance for a handful of superstar fast-growth firms. We also discuss policy implications …

foster innovation activities in small enterprises? Do innovators create more jobs? We use a large set of microenterprises … training is found to have a strong effect on the innovation activity. However, firms owned by female and old entrepreneurs are … less likely to get involved in innovation. In an extended model of firm growth determinants that includes innovation …

It is imperative that the economies of the European Union become more entrepreneurial to promote innovation and … to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and growth. …

known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …