There is no doubt that innovation is nowadays the main determinant ofeconomic growth and that the human resource is as … labourmarket rigidities in the explanation of cross-countries differences in innovation andgrowth performances, and calls for … of a moregeneral policy consensus on competitive markets as the engine of innovation and onmonopolistic distortions as …

level of competition in an industry and the level of innovation inthat industry. Thus, when consolidation changes the level … of competition in an industry wemight expect this to have implications for the level of innovation in that industry. The … industry innovation through funding R&D by industry and in itsown research facilities. We present data on changes to the …

and form of intellectualcompetition, innovation and coordination in the public sciences. However, the nature …

The literature on Regional Systems of Innovation (RSI) has produced an extensivebody of research in recent years and … institutional, systemic andevolutionary approaches to innovation and learning.... …

articulated in relationto the dynamics of medical innovation and enriched by an empirical study on the long-termevolution of …

seen as an attractive and feasible instrument for furthering the goals of innovation policy. However, public procurement is … innovation draws upon a limited set of examples which are not representative of the bulk of public purchasing and tend to … the nature of innovations and in the range of ways that procurement can impact upon innovation. A one-size-fits-all model …

transformation both of the organisations and the way they implement the innovation, and its implication. This paper attempts to … diffusion of innovation and the effects on the practice of VOs and voluntary movements.... …

Innovation is still an obscure concept although many efforts have been made to improve the understanding and … to explore the determinants and features of the innovation developed by service enterprises. Many empirical studies that … form the basis of recent literature on innovation in services have proved the existence of a wide range of innovation …

This paper investigates how firms adapt their innovation strategies to cope with constraints in national institutional … they use institutional advantages to focus on low-risk innovation and build deeper competences while also pursuing high …-risk innovation strategies.... …