institutional factors which persisted with democracy. Amongst knowledge key areas, education, research and development (R&D) and … Government has drastically been diminishing support to education and R&D over the last years, as a consequence of the austerity …

significantly explained by R&D manpower and expenditure, highly educated students, and public education spending, while GDP is …&D subsidies and education rebate. …

service SMEs. Statistical data analysis methods included EFA, CFA and multiple regression modeling. The major finding is the …

education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries … are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via … education practices that enrich student learning, helping children to reach their highest potential in some countries, cultural …

The importance of collaboration for firm level innovation has been well established but much of the research focuses on … innovation and external collaboration and between future product innovation and past abandonment in small and medium sized firms … level of new product introduction than firms that did not have any external collaboration. Further, firms with past …

and growth of small firms. Furthermore, innovation policies that mandate collaboration are likely to significantly …