This note uses a three-stage delegation-licensing-quantity game to study the licensing of a cost-reducing innovation by …

that influence innovation by firms and their subsequent growth. Using a dataset from a survey of nearly 4,000 firms in 24 … transition countries, we find evidence of the importance of a minimum of rivalry in both innovation and growth: the presence of … market power in product markets are utilised to undertake innovation …

competitive, and that an important determinant of artistic innovation during Renaissance was related to economic incentives. Price …

innovation. In other words, competitiveness is a necessary but not sufficient condition for continued prosperity. Hence, the need …

development model, based on SMEs, which is founded on the specialization of productions, on innovation and internationalization … competitiveness of the Italian industrial districts, if they represent a model of success or rather a weak system of production. Thus … also by the social and cultural environment. The second argument regards the competitiveness of this Italian industrial …

small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Poland were subjected to a survey. The data collected revealed the innovation … types of SMEs in Poland and external financial factors influencing innovation the most. The results show external factors …Stimulating innovation is one of the pressing policy challenges facing many countries in the world today. The paper …

stronger for Indian SMEs. The negative relationship between firm size and innovation output implies that SMEs in both countries …&D has been examined for both countries. The study is unique in comparing Indian and Pakistani SMEs innovation activities …This study investigates the impact of internal and external research and development (R&D) on the innovation …

Although small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) involvement in the innovation process is a long standing issue and … recently has resurged in the relevant literature, building and sustaining innovation is a hard and non linear work. The purpose … of the paper is to explore the propensity of SMEs to innovate drawing evidence from three different countries and a wide …

This paper analyzes the patent propensity as an outcome of innovative activities of regional SMEs. To achieve the aims … automotive parts industry, is negatively related with propensity to patent innovation. Also, unlike expectations, the InnoBiz … firms designated as innovative SMEs by the government are not performing differently than general firms. Only the CEO …

Successful innovation is a precondition for economic prosperity. While various potential determinants of innovative … of owner-managed SMEs and innovative capacity. This finding is highly robust when controlling for spatial correlations. …