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The paper investigates the impact that the multinational scope of firms' activities can have on their productivity. First, we argue that such an impact is both direct and indirect, and that the latter is channelled through higher incentives to invest in R&D. Second, we posit that the composition...
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We contribute to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature in two ways: (i) we consider how societal aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different futures, as opposed to analysing current practices; and (ii) put the emphasis...
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The article analyzes a new instrument of Russian innovation policy - technology platforms. The reasons for their establishment are outlined based on the analysis of the innovation system in Russia. Comparisons with the European Union technology platforms, which served as blueprints for...
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Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To what extent has this potential been realized so far? What can be done to improve the performance of PPI in this regard? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature...
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This paper considers the effect of different firm leadership on the innovative performance of firms from seven EU countries. We investigate whether owner-led or manager-led firms achieve a larger share of their turnover with product innovations. Economic theory does not propose clear answers to...
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The following article investigates the determinants that lead innovative SMEs to collaborate. Data from 36 European … models. The analysis shows that the ability of innovative SMEs to collaborate is positively associated with the following … reduction in the ability of innovative SMEs to collaborate equal to an average of 4.4%. Later a further comparison is made with …
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In this article we investigate the determinants of SMEs Innovation in Europe. We use data from the European Innovation …
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.g. between two SMEs or two large companies, is likely to be higher, as compared to heterogeneous partnerships, e.g. an SME and a …
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This study examines the characteristics of small and medium- sized firms that perform training. It uses data taken from a recent Statistics Canada survey that permit firms' training decisions to be analyzed within the broader context of their many activities and strategies. The study finds...
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generation of innovation at the firm levels. Internationalization and interaction for SMEs represent action strategies in an … this paper we analyze the predictors of innovation generation in SMEs, demonstrating the relevance of internationalization … and cooperation strategies in Basque and Sicilian firms comparing the two experiences. SMEs constitute the majority …
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