This chapter reviews the empirical literature on the determination of firms' and industries'
innovative activity and performance, highlighting the questions addressed, the approaches …

We survey the economic literature, both theoretical and empirical, on the choice of
intellectual property protection by firms. Our focus is on the trade-offs between using patents …

Coopetition is an important new product development strategy; yet, studies addressing the
impact of collaboration with competitors on product innovation performance provide mixed …

Because of increasing levels of competition and decreasing product life cycles, a firm's
ability to generate a continuous stream of innovations may be more important than ever in …

Schumpeter's conjecture that large monopolistic firms were the key source of innovation in
modern industrial economies has been the underpinning for much work on the topic of …

The pharmaceutical industry accounts for a substantial chunk of the US economy's research
and development investments, which have resulted in significant medical breakthroughs. At …

Digital platforms are the railroads of the modern era. In the early twentieth century, a vast
railroad network stretched from coast to coast, forming the backbone of commerce in the …

Technological changes are at the center of numerous inquiries about their various effects on
different economies. Subsequent transformations in production methods and labor markets …

We analyze the effect of patenting on R&D with a model linking a firm's R&D effort with its
decision to patent, recognizing that R&D and patenting affect one another and are both …

Purpose The measure of companies' Innovation Performance is fundamental for enhancing
the value and decision-making processes of firms. The purpose of this paper is to present a …