Innovation, in all its forms, has become a central activity in companies. Moreover, innovation is considered as the … engine of growth in several countries. The main objective of this paper is to study the determinants of innovation (product … impact on all types of innovation. Nevertheless, small firms, sole proprietorships, and firms managed by women are found to …

Purpose - This paper aims to study the influence of innovation on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME …&D alliances, product innovation and process innovation on it. Design/methodology/approach - MSME performance is measured through a … participation on R&D alliances. Instead, their performance appears to be dependent upon their internal innovation efforts directed …

Innovation, in all its forms, has become a central activity in companies. Moreover, innovation is considered as the … engine of growth in several countries. The main objective of this paper is to study the determinants of innovation (product … impact on all types of innovation. Nevertheless, small firms, sole proprietorships, and firms managed by women are found to …

In this work, we explore the relations between sales growth and a set of innovation indicators that capture the … different sources, modes and results of the innovative activity undertaken within firms. We exploit a rich panel on innovation …-2011. Standard GMM-panel estimates of the average effect of innovation activities reveal significant and positive effect for internal …

In this work we test if persistent innovators, defined according to different innovation activities (R&D, product and … process innovation, patenting) grow more than other firms, and if innovation persistence can contribute to explain the so far … definition of persistent innovators traditionally based on innovation surveys. Our findings, against the expectations, support …