This paper explores the effects of firm characteristics on the commercialization management and anticipated innovation …&D level, type of financing, innovation novelty and protection of intellectual properties play a significant role in the … management and sheds some light on the owner-managers' anticipated returns from innovation. …

Building innovation capability is vital for prosperity and economic growth. The purpose of this study is to determine … how innovation and creativity capability can be fostered through partnership between university and industry which is a … core component of innovation systems. It compares student and industry perceptions of creativity, with a view to …

This paper documents the relationship between appropriation instruments and the innovation activity in Tunisia. It … focuses on the factors that determine the appropriation of innovation activities like the value of sales of the firms … affiliation. Access to external knowledge and firm's specific characteristics are the most linked factors to the innovation …

firms cooperate with external actors in the field of technological innovation, and if so, with what type of cooperation … data provided by the Technological Innovation Panel in the 2006-2008 period for firms in the automotive sector. We estimate …

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … millennia, although at times it has been pivotal in bringing innovation, taking risks and driving efficiency. It is argued that … innovation cycles, stressing that only an evolutionary, multi-disciplinary, systems approach embracing technology, finance, and …

occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation. Theory also suggests cities are important for both … the links between creative industries, occupations, cities and innovation at the firm level. This paper addresses this gap … driver of innovation. We find no support for the hypothesis that urban creative industries firms are particularly innovative …

concentration and innovation. This paper addresses this gap with an analysis of around 1,300 UK SMEs. The results suggest that firms …

This paper looks at the genesis of innovation in the United States from a territorial perspective. The analysis aims to … disentangle the impact of local R&D expenditure from other contextual conditions supportive of the process of innovation …. Particular emphasis is devoted to the role of socio-economic factors and systems of innovation conditions (‘social filter …

We study the interplay between transportation infrastructure, knowledge flows, and innovation. Exploiting historical … variation, we estimate the effect of U.S. interstate highways on regional innovation. We find that a 10% increase in a region …