The innovation value chain (IVC) divides the innovation process into three separate links or
activities: knowledge gathering, knowledge transformation and knowledge exploitation …

Innovation is central to the survival and growth of firms, and ultimately to the health of the
economies of which they are part. A clear understanding both of the processes by which …

Innovation events–the introduction of new products or processes–represent the end of a
process of knowledge sourcing and transformation. They also represent the beginning of a …

We explore the causal links between service firms' knowledge investments, their innovation
outputs and business growth based on a bespoke survey of around 1100 UK service …

This paper analyses the innovation value chain for the Irish Community Innovation Survey
(CIS): 2004–2006. In estimating innovation and productivity simultaneously, it extends the …

Looking in more detail at the determinants of manufacturing innovation emphasises the
importance of R&D and backwards supply chain linkages as sources of new knowledge for …

Abstract Based within the West Midlands region of England, the current paper considers the
relative characteristic of product innovators and non-innovators along seven dimensions of …

Innovation-related activities within firms have traditionally been viewed as primary drivers of
product and service differentiation and hopefully firm performance. Such views assume the …

Our understanding of innovation has changed: where once it was understood to be largely
the result of scientific research and development, it is now seen more widely to include …

Recent studies have documented extensive heterogeneity in firm performance within
countries, and innovation has been found as an important determinant. This paper …