Determinants of Innovative Behaviour: A Firm’s Internal Practices and its External Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Business Strategy, Human Resource Management and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Small Firms in the UK and US....Pages 13-42
Where People Provide the Impetus: HRM Practices, Employee Job Satisfaction and Innovation....Pages 43-62
Skill Endowment and R&D Investment: Evidence from Micro Data....Pages 63-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Designing the Organization for Innovation....Pages 79-125
Exploring Knowledge Flows and Losses in the ‘Open Innovation’ Age....Pages 126-150
The Role of Knowledge Clusters in R&D Acquisition and Innovation Success....Pages 151-168
E-collaboration in the Automotive Supply Chain: Determinants and Impacts on Performance....Pages 169-187
Innovation and Labour Productivity in the Swiss Manufacturing Sector: An Analysis Based on Firm Panel Data....Pages 188-216
Financial Constraint and R&D Investment: Evidence from CIS....Pages 217-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Technology Diffusion and Innovation: The Importance of Domestic and Foreign Sources....Pages 245-271
Industry Specialization, Diversity and the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems....Pages 272-293
Back Matter....Pages 294-308