Human capital, as reflected in education levels and skills, and innovation is an important engine of economic growth …. The Caribbean is deficient in both: lower than expected GDP growth rates are accompanied by relatively low innovation at … paper exploits firm-level data covering 13 Caribbean countries to examine the extent to which innovation, a key driver of …

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …

stock through firm-sponsored training might lead to more innovation. We test this hypothesis using detailed data on firms …' human capital investments and innovation performance, the Canadian longitudinal linked employer-employee data from 1999 … training leads to more product and process innovation, with on-the-job training playing a role that is as important as …

This study investigates the effects of on-the-job training and education level of employees on innovation in emerging … 10,366 firms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. To estimate innovation of firms, five indicators of innovation (product …, process, organizational, marketing innovation, and R&D investments) are considered. The results of the study suggest that both …