This paper analyzes how different innovation-strategies of incumbent firms affect the quality of their entrepreneurial … files for the period 1997-2008, three types of incumbent firms are distinguished: firms that are engaged in innovation … new firm can be linked back to the innovation strategy of the parent firm. In contrast, there is strong evidence that …

innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or … new to the market. To further explore why young SMEs are not more active in innovation, we explore their access to finance … classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …

(Woodward et al., 2012), this working paper presents an analysis of two Sectoral Innovation Systems (Malerba, 2002) in the …

Innovation System, and then focus on KIE itself. Our findings are perhaps more optimistic than many previous studies of knowledge … which universities are playing a significant role as partners for firms in the innovation process has increased … significantly; moreover, we observe a significant degree of internationalization of innovation-related cooperation. Another …

regard to the contribution of SMEs and young firms to innovation. The central question of the paper is whether SMEs and young …Europe#s innovation potential is currently dominated by well-established large companies. In most member countries the … considerable heterogeneity with regard to the importance of SMEs in national R&D activities. However, young companies are said to …

(Woodward et al., 2012), this working paper presents an analysis of two Sectoral Innovation Systems (Malerba, 2002) in the … counterparts in other European countries. -- Knowledge-based economy ; Entrepreneurship ; Transition ; Post-communist ; SMEs …