Appropriability Mechanisms, Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from the UK

Innovation Dynamics and Productivity: Evidence for Latin America

Innovation is fundamental for economic catching-up and raising living standards. Evidence demonstrate a virtuous circle in which R&D spending, innovation, productivity, and per capita income mutually reinforce each other and lead to long-term, sustained growth rates and may foster job creation. Previous evidence highlights that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has great potential to benefi...

Service Innovation , Embeddedness and Business Performance : UK Regional Evidence

Working Papers are produced in order to bring the results of research in progress to a wider audience and to facilitate discussion. They will normally be published in a revised form subsequently and the agreement of the authors should be obtained before referring to its contents in other published works. Abstract In this paper we explore the factors which determine the profile of innovation by ...

R&D Appropriability and Planned Obsolescence: Empirical Evidence from Wheat Breeding in the UK

Leveraging 'The Crowd': An Exploration of how Solver Brokerages enhance Knowledge Mobility

The concept of open innovation has drawn considerable interest from both researchers and practitioners in recent years. We conceptualize the emerging phenomenon of Open Innovation intermediaries (or ‘Solver Brokerages’) as intermediaries that facilitate innovation exchanges between organizations and crowds. The study presents a theoretical model based on extant research, which is refined throug...

The Role of Appropriability Strategies in Shaping Innovative Performance

The strategies firms use to protect their intellectual property and knowledge can strongly influence their ability to capture the benefits of their innovative efforts. In attempting to appropriate their innovations, firms can chose from a range of mechanisms, including patents, trade secrets and lead times. Yet, little is known about how the use of different appropriability mechanisms may shape...