evidence is based on two quantitative datasets describing innovation and business performance in 145 small enterprises in 2005 … across innovation types. The results suggest that during the period of five years, non-innovators have been the best …

Given Chesbrough's idea of open innovation, it could be said that external knowledge is an important element in the … optimisation of in-house innovation. External knowledge is distributed among various actors and is accessible through many channels …. However, we still do not know much about the search strategies that affect innovation performance. Our study therefore …

In terms of innovation generation and management, creative employees are the most valuable resources in small firms … innovation. The aim in this study is to shed light on what is a somewhat neglected protection and appropriability mechanism, and …

The purpose of this study is to explore the role dynamic capabilities have in the development of innovation …

We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce … characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range … of innovation outcomes, and test the relationship for selected subgroups of firms. We find a positive relationship …

Research papers on innovation activity share the view that whenever an invention is made available by a startup …

productivity whereas it exhibits a positive and significant impact on their innovation activity. …

-return characteristics of the selected innovation project and the mode of commercialization chosen by entrepreneurs (market entry versus sale …