Determinants of Innovative Behaviour : A Firm's Internal Practices and Its External Environment (Hardcover)

Introduction; C. van Beers, A.Kleinknecht, R. Ortt and R.Verburg PART I: INTERNAL ORGANIZATION Business Strategy, Human Resource Management and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Small Firms in the UK and US; J. Michie and M. Sheehan Where People Provide the Impetus: HRM Practices, Employee Job Satisfaction and Innovation; H. Shipton and D. Fay Skill Endowment and R&D Investment: Evidence from Microdata; M. Piva and M. Vivarelli PART II: LINKING INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION Design the Organization for Innovation; V. Chiesa and F. Frattini Exploring Knowledge Flows and Losses in the 'Open Innovation' Age; P. Trott The Role of Knowledge Clusters in R&D Acquisition and Innovation Success; T. Brodt and S. Knoll E-collaboration in the Automotive Supply Chain: Determinants and Impacts on Performance; E. Lefebvre, L. A. Lefebvre, A. Amarouch, L. Cassivi and G. Le Hen Innovation and Labour Productivity in the Swiss Manufacturing Sector: An Analysis on Firms Panel Data; S. Arvanitis Financial Constraints and R&D Investment: Evidence from CIS; A. K.Tiwari, P. Mohnen, F. C. Palm, S. Schim van der Loeff PART III: EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION Technology Diffusion and Innovation: The Importance of Domrstic and Foreign Sources; H. Loof Industry Specialization, Diversity and the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems; M. Fritsch and V. Slavtchev