Using firm-level innovation data for a large sample of Slovenian firms in the period 1996-2002, the paper finds … surprising results that innovation is not benefitting all firms. We find that only manufacturing firms with below average … productivity growth (the lowest four deciles) are likely to experience significant benefits from successful innovation, while …

technology and sales as mediated by innovation activities. However, the index is insignificant for the second mediator, export … longevity. However, in the final model, both the level of innovation and export longevity positively and substantially affect …