innovation activities during periods of recession. We empirically analyse what general patterns can be distinguished in this …: some companies have recently reduced their innovation activities significantly, while others maintained them and a third … deceleration of R&D and innovation activities induced by the crisis, but the trend figures remain positive. Driven by the companies …

viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

innovation producing appropriate technologies, addressing the needs of low-income populations, and providing alternative … solutions for sustainable development. The Handbook of Innovation & Appropriate Technologies for International Development … international communication technologies, open access, digital tools as well as entrepreneurship and innovation from within emerging …

countries. In this paper, we investigate whether the implementation of innovation-intensive or adoption-intensive business … compute a novel innovation-intensity strategy index for firms, based on textual analysis of financial reports issued in the US … dimensions of the innovation process implemented by firms that go beyond R&D efforts. Our empirical results indicate that firms …