The innovation imperative : why innovate? -- The innovation portfolio : what to innovate -- The innovation voices : how to innovate -- The innovative mind : who innovates -- Price, cost, value -- Hidden costs, hidden benefits -- Tradeoffs : optimizing and eliminating them -- Cost functions :...

The objective of this study is to investigate the sensitivity of the estimated relationship between innovation and firm performance. In doing so, we rely on a knowledge production function approach and carry out comparisons in a number of respects. The sensitivity analysis is based on the...