-city industry cluster in a diversified, large city appears to let firms enjoy the benefits of local industry-specific externalities … that these two types of externalities co-exist, but differ in their spatial distribution and attenuation within cities …. There are robust positive effects of diversity and specialization on firms' TFP growth at the local within-city neighborhood …

Although there is growing evidence on the role of agglomeration economies in the formation and growth of firms, both … entrepreneurial phases in the firm life cycle - new firm formation and the growth of incumbent firms in the relatively new ICT … industry in the Netherlands. In comparison with new firm formation, the growth of incumbent firms is not so much related to …

Using a large sample of Italian manufacturing firms, in this paper we estimate a structural model of research …, innovation, productivity and export performance augmented to take account for the role played by spatial agglomeration … externalities. This model, which is an ‘augmented’ version of Crepon, Duguet and Mairesse (1998) model, comprises four main …

higher labour productivity levels and higher investments in R&D activities than non-innovative firms. Results partially …) externalities seem to positively (negatively) affect (high-tech) firms' probability of introducing technological innovations … technological innovation - namely, product and process innovations - focusing on Italian manufacturing small and medium sized firms …

the productivity and performance of firms. The present research is focused on the implementation of new technology and …The main aim of every organization is to improve performance and productivity, but this is only possible with efficient … managerial skills and technology adaptation on firm performance and productivity through the mediation channel of process …

services. Furthermore, estimating multilevel panel regression models, we investigate the sorting of highly innovative firms … and services, only some weak indication for positive effects of localization on radical innovations of manufacturing firms …