they make a significant contribution to the performance of the German economy. Contrary to larger firms using research and … this model of innovation. Based upon this broader learning and innovation model, we propose a set of indicators that can … capture innovation processes in SMEs without formal R&D more broadly. The complete set of indicators with formulated items can …

This report examines the way in which "hollowing out" and other labour market trends have shaped the economic geography …

the aim of promoting job creation and regeneration, boosting trade, investment and innovation, and supporting the … trade promotion, and additional support for innovation, increasing their attractiveness to both domestic and international …

manufacturing firms from seven European countries. We employ propensity score matching to compare R&D and innovation activities of … analysis finds no negative effect of production offshoring on innovation and technological capabilities of firms in the home … innovation than non-offshoring firms. These results support a view on internationalisation of firms that regards offshoring as a …

Prior findings are inconclusive concerning the innovation activities of family SMEs when compared to non …-family counterparts. This study overcomes these shortcomings by analyzing specific determinants influencing the innovation output of … affect the ability to generate product and process innovations family firms. We can show, for example, that older family …

that would take riskiness into account. In this paper, we investigate how a simple measure of firms’ innovation investments …. We then build a simple model where firms’ innovation activities and firm risk are interrelated. We use the model to … analyze how the asymmetric tax treatment of profits and losses in corporate taxation influences firms’ innovation decision in …

This paper explores offshoring of firms’ research and development functions. Our analysis employs a previously untapped …

The aim of this paper is to broaden the knowledge concerning the development of Finnish firms’ innovation activities … results suggest that Finnish firms invest approximately Eur 1.8 billion in innovation activities outside the traditional R …. The results show that during 2008–2017 the share of overseas R&D has risen. Currently, 14–25% of Finnish firms’ total R …

support is stronger on smaller firms. Recent evidence also indicates that some of the policy instruments, such as patent box …