classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …

This study aims to figure out the relationship between the theory of open innovation and organizational proximity. Open … innovation has been the main research target for SMEs who want to grow faster when they have a possible network with other … U-shape relationship between both the breadth and depth of external knowledge and innovation performance, and that …

This paper examines the bidirectional causality between innovation and internationalization in the context of …, past internationalization has a positive effect on process innovation, but past process innovation does not have a … process innovation and the internationalization decision. Our results, however, do not show dynamic interdependence between …

studying whether the relative regional importance of Mittelstand firms has an effect on regional innovation performance. Using …

formal learning of science and technology (i.e. the Science, Technology and Innovation – STI – mode). To more deeply assess … the practical relevance of this grouping for innovation policy, it is subsequently examined how a firm’s learning mode … relates to the relevance of different sets of innovation barriers. According to the empirical results, DUI mode learning is …

The identification of potential innovation efforts plays an important role in evaluating the innovation process. The … innovation efforts of firms in developing countries might be different to those of Western enterprises. This paper evaluates … innovation processes in developing countries, especially the relationship between innovation efforts and outcomes. Instead of …

The notions of dynamic capabilities, intellectual capital, and innovation performance have been examined in many … dynamic capabilities and intellectual capital in respect of innovation performance. Previous studies tend to argue that … dynamic capabilities played a mediator or moderator role on intellectual capital and innovation performance linkage. Therefore …

The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research … DUI mode and how they should be measured. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation …