In this paper I study how innovation investment in a software duopoly is affected by the fact that one of the firms is … find that a PS duopoly might generate more innovation than a mixed duopoly if the initial technological gap between firms … is small. However if this gap is large, a PS duopoly generates less innovation than a mixed duopoly. I then extend the …

This paper aims to identify the barriers to innovation that influence the innovation capability of Portuguese … industrial firms. The literature review about innovation makes use of two references approaches: (i) the systemic; and (ii) the … networks and inter-organizational relationships. The database is obtained through the Community Innovation Survey II (CIS II …

partially meant to stimulate patents and "indigenous innovation." However, the analysis in this paper discusses how some of … innovation …

This paper examines whether political connection heterogeneity plays a role in corporate innovation in a sample of all … innovation, while connections with local government officials inhibit innovation. The nonconformity between the influence of … differential innovation-promotion strategies. We use the Heckman two-stage estimation to address selection bias, and we adopt a …

Innovation is considered instrumental in creating value and growth in the modern society and as such has been … extensively studied in the past decade. In this context innovation networks are considered central for driving innovation in … general and technological innovation specifically. Federal and local governments, as well as regional organizations, spend …

capacity of firms. While a remarkable wealth of knowledge has been accumulated on what accounts for small firm innovation …’ attachment and voluntary contribution to a firm are positively related with firm’s performance improvement and innovation. Those … Internal Promotion Agency in 2004, this study performs a logistic regression to determine predictors of innovation in small …

innovation strategies and innovation activities to pursue three interconnected aims: a) better understand firm behaviour by … analysing qualitative features of innovation processes (motivations, dynamics, linkages among driving factors and collaboration …. The concluding section highlights implications for innovation surveys’ methods, further quantitative analyses, as well as …

With quantity-based innovation targets and subsidy programs launched since the mid-2000s, Chinese patents have seen a …