We examine the links between innovation investment, innovation output and productivity in service enterprises. For this … purpose, we use micro data from the Community Innovation Surveys 2006-2008 in Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom and … estimate an augmented structural model which links innovation inputs, innovation outputs and productivity. Our estimates …

Abstract Background A significant share of business innovation arises from information and communication (ICT) sector …. Business investment into research and development (R&D) activities can be seen as an important basis for innovation, which can … share of the ICT sector on innovation and the total R&D expenditure in selected European countries. Furthermore, our aim is …

This paper examines the links between innovation and productivity in service enterprises. For this purpose, we use … micro data from the Community Innovation Survey 2008 in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and estimate an augmented … structural model. Our results indicate that innovation in service enterprises is linked to higher productivity. In all three …