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| Author: | Simonen, J. McCann, P. |
| Title: | Innovation, R&D cooperation and labor recruitment: Evidence from Finland |
| Journal: | Small business economics
2008 : AUG, VOL. 31:2, p. 181-194 |
| Index terms: | labour markets recruitment co-operation innovation R&D Nordic countries Finland |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study examines the role played by one type of firm interaction, that's R&D cooperation (henceforth as: co-op.), and also labour acquisition (here as: l-aq./l-aqs.), in the promotion of industrial innovations (as: innvn./innvns). Employed is a unique innvn. dataset from Finland combining firm specific information about the innvn. performance of the firms with their individual characteristics and firm specific information as to the origins of their recent l-aqs. Identified are the different roles which the knowledge spillovers and labour markets play in the innvn. process. The results suggest that small firms are generally more innovative than large ones. R&D co-op. is an essential feature of innvn. Yet, the variety of cooperation is of little importance. For innvn., l-aq. seems to be only of limited importance. |
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