The paper explores the determinants of productivity gap within the European Union in four industrial manufacturing sectors (computers, chemicals, basic metals and food) of strong macroeconomic significance and varied 'Research and Development' (R&D) intensity. Our analysis reveals that some of...

This paper explores growth and competitive advantage in CEE software firms; it looks at therole of strategic partnerships and industry (spillover) effects. The empirical analysis is basedon survey data from 224 software firms from six CEE countries (Bulgaria, Czech R, Estonia,Serbia, Slovenia,...

This paper reviews and explores the major effects of FDI on industry restructuring of the CEE automotive industry. In particular, we are interested if automotive companies have exploited the value creation potential of CEE? Which factors explain the scale and depth of automotive industry...

Economists have difficulties to conceptualise and model the relationship betweenmacroeconomic policy and industry change. This paper explores the relationshipsbetween industry cost structures and macroeconomic regimes in central and eastEuropean countries (CEECs). It finds that the cost...

This paper focuses on knowledge-based entrepreneurship, or new firm creation in industries which are considered to be science-based or to use research and development intensively, in the East Central European (ECE) context. On the basis of case studies of thirteen knowledge-based firms in six...

This paper explores the determinants of productivity in the countries of Eastern Europe (EE) through the perspective of ‘narrow' and ‘broad' national systems of innovation (NSI). Based on panel econometrics, it examines the extent to which systems in EE could be considered ‘(in)efficient.'...

The paper examines the determinants of productivity growth in foreign manufacturing subsidiaries in five Central and East European (CEE) countries by analysing patterns of control, nature of firms' capabilities and firms' market orientations. Building on the so-called ‘subsidiary development'...

This book uniquely applies the Schumpeterian innovation policy perspective to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A broadly defined framework of the science, technology, innovation and growth system underpins the empirical and conceptual analysis of the critical issues including demand,...