This paper analyses the influence of in-house R&D and external knowledge acquisition on the total factor productivity …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate how knowledge flow and productivity affect the absorptive … absorptive capacity, knowledge flow and productivity constructs. The sample comprised individuals who were employees of firms …. Secondly, we found a positive correlation between a target firm's knowledge flow and productivity and its absorptive capacity …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the productivity impact of business visits, relative to traditional drivers of … productivity enhancement, namely capital formation and R&D. To carry out the analysis, we combine unique and novel data on business … results suggest that mobility through business visits is an effective mechanism to improve productivity. The estimated effect …