This paper provides an account of the main approaches, debates and evidence in the
literature on the role of workforce skills in the innovation process in developed economies. It …

Using survey data on Australian firms this paper investigates the determinants of innovation.
Various possible determinants are investigated, including market structure, export status, the …

This study adopts a multi-level theoretical framework to examine data from 496
entrepreneurs in Ghana. Seven types of innovation activity are analysed against three …

Premessa 1.1. Lo spazio regionale come unità d'indagine: ragioni storiche e metodologiche
1.2. Dal meridionalismo classico alla Svimez: un rapido sguardo 1.3. Accentramento …

Purpose The purpose of this study to understand the effects of training and creativity on
organizational innovation under the moderating influence of the organizational climate …

Innovation has been one of the key drivers of sustainable competitive advantage for small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, many SMEs have difficulties in achieving …

The main purpose of this paper is to explore how interactions of knowledge flows and
knowledge stocks could shape firms' innovative performance. Knowledge flows are …

Using 1996 surveyed data of 1023 employees in Shenzhen, China, this study estimated the
effects of three forms of human capital on employee salary, namely formal education, on-the …

In policy debates, the US education and training (ET) system is often blamed for the nation's
eroding position in the world economy. Long-term international analysis reveals little …

Starting with the creation of the early technical schools before the First Wold War and
finishing with John Patten's policies as Secretary of State for Education in 1993, Sanderson …