firms as either growing or declining. We then asked how differences in competencies were related to the performance of firms. …

includes empirical information elements, in order to understand how composite indicators of innovation can influence technology … indicator-based systems, namely the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, the European Innovation Scoreboard 2008 and … Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010. On the second phase, the remaining hypotheses are tested adding media databases analysis, which …

This paper examines the relationship between countries' international profile and their innovation performance using … correlations between innovation and several indicators of internationalization; and (b) the use of theoretical arguments—backed up … are more successful in competing internationally and the exposure to alternative business and innovation contexts leads to …

without innovation and innovation cannot be efficiently used without proper management. For a business, Innovation Management …

We analyze the relationship between innovation and firms' performance in Brazil using a comprehensive database that … cross-references innovation information by PINTEC (Technological Innovation Research) of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of … modeling suggest that variables associating with investments in innovation, which are connected to the innovative effort of a …

knowledge-based economy in the world’ by 2010. This paper aims to ascertain the extent to which various indicators of innovation … this end, we provide a descriptive account of the competition and innovation indicators from 1980-2008. Then, we discuss … the relationship between market structure (level of competition) and innovation; and estimate the impact of the former on …

less innovation activity. In this study we investigate the innovation activity of 436 German manufacturing firms differing … management are detrimental to firm innovation, at the same time family control has a positive impact on innovation activities …

. The impact of the extent of integration on post-acquisition performance is further complicated by the effects of pre …