Department for Human Capital and Innovation. It was completed in June 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of …, while one is concerned with determinants of investment in ICT networks. The study uses German firm-level data and regional …

development of these countries. This paper aims to show the differences in innovation patterns among manufacturing firms operating … into account innovation inputs, cooperation among firms in R&D activities, the benefits of cooperation with business … partners, innovation outputs and international competitiveness. The sample consisted of 358 firms operating in both low and …

This paper investigates the barriers to innovation perceived by Polish manufacturing firms. It refers to the … heterogeneity of innovation active firms. We introduce a taxonomy of innovative firms based on the frequency with which they … introduce commercialised innovations using data from both CIS4 (for 2002-2004) and CIS5 (2004-2006). Two groups of innovation …

This paper uses obstacles to innovation to investigate the heterogeneity of Polish innovating firms. Based on the … distinguishes between two groups of innovating firms: those which introduced innovation in both periods covered by both CIS (called … persistent innovators) and those which introduced innovation either in CIS4 or CIS5 (occasional innovators). Two steps analysis …

The impact of innovation on firm performance has been a matter of significant interest to economists and policy makers … for decades. Although innovation is generally regarded as a means of improving the competitiveness of firms and their … increased productivity. Therefore, in recent years, the relationship between innovation and firm performance has been modelled …

investigated the link between innovation performance and employment growth. First we discuss the problem from the theoretical point … of view and then we analyze the relationship between innovation performance and the dynamics of employment in the Polish … the impact of innovation on employment growth depends on the macroeconomic situation. …

corresponding rate with the investments. For this reason, the investment rate of companies is currently almost at the same level as … in the years 2000–2008. However, after the financial crisis the development of investment volume has been weaker in … capital in clearly better in Finland than in most other European countries. The investment rate in Finland is reduced …

Deutschland. Neben dem Verarbeitenden Gewerbe insgesamt wurden die Branchen Chemische Industrie, Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik und …

A sharp increase in fixed investment has been a key factor supporting Russia's economy in recent years. This brief … highlights the drivers of Russia's recent investment boom. During 2022, the first year of the full-blown war in Ukraine …-intensive branches. Although intellectual property (IP) only represents a small share of Russia's total investment, IP investment has …