achieving product and process innovation by introducing advanced technologies and know-how from MNCs. In order to enhance … innovation, firms have to own technology, capability and ICT use. In particular, collaborations with outside organizations such … developing economies. Authors' previous research clarified external linkages enhance innovation capability and ICT use, and …

innovation efficiency process. The influence of the potential and realized absorptive capacity on new products is significant and … interesting to extend the research to another innovation metrics as new organizational methods, new processes, new designs or new … decision for the firm's innovation. Companies must be conscious that while suppliers and customers' cooperation are relevant …

This paper analyzes the role of regional characteristics on innovation persistency among firms. Using five waves of the … Community Innovation Survey in Sweden, we have traced the innovative behavior of firms over a ten-year period, i.e. between 2002 …