Pilot Policies and Innovation Vitality: Empirical Evidence from China's National E-commerce Demonstration Cities

Perceived Barriers to E-commerce: Empirical Evidence from Eu Countries*

Internet usage is growing rapidly among the world. Furthermore, Internet usage is widely accepted among EU countries’ citizens. In this paper intend is to research to what extent Internet sales by individuals is influenced by the barriers people perceive to buying/ordering over the Internet, using of Internet, and level of computer/Internet skills them posses. A data source for that research Eu...

Cities, Electronic Commerce, and Local Policies

Innovation quality in knowledge cities: Empirical evidence of innovation award competitions in Finland

Innovation awards have for long attracted policy makers as a method for innovation promotion. Still, academic research on innovation awards has thus far received little attention. In particular, empirical studies on the motives to enter award competitions and the realized impacts of winning an innovation award are scarce. This study addresses this research gap. Firm-level evidence, questionnair...

Creativity, cities and innovation: Evidence from UK SMEs

The creative industries have long been seen as an innovative sector. More recent research posits that creative occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation. Theory also suggests cities are important for both creative industries and occupations, with urban environments helping firms innovate. Yet little empirical work has considered the links between creative industri...

Determinants of B2B e-Commerce Implementation and Performance: A Causal Model from Australian Empirical Evidence

Much of the literature proposes an extensive set of benefits for organizations that choose to implement a range of B2B e-commerce technologies. Another parallel theme that emerges is that implementation has been limited for many of the established technologies and practices such as EDI. This paper seeks to address the question of what some of the determinants of implementation of these technolo...