innovation. The dataset is complemented with indicators of patent quality (patent renewal, forward citations, and patent family …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …: i) Does PPI spur innovation? ii) How should PPI be designed to best spur innovation? iii) What are the main barriers to …

für das Wachstum der ostdeutschen Unternehmen zu erhöhen, sollten Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) sowie Innovation auch …

This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …

discussion are also reflected on the newly formed innovation policy instrument in Finland - SHOKs (Strategic centres for science …, technology and innovation), which aim to direct a large share of the Finnish public R&D subsidies towards more demand-based and … incumbent- driven innovation activity. …

The study of innovation and technological change is an increasing field of economic enquire because innovation can be … considered a major engine of growth. This paper is concerned with the determinants of innovation and technological change …