Innovation

Scope of the innovation research program

• Provides a broad overview of the innovation process in the manufacturing sector in Canada.
• Explores the relationship between the use of intellectual property and innovation using the 1993 Survey of Innovation and Advanced Technology.
• Focuses on the economics of innovation—rather than just the science of innovation.
• Investigates complementary strategies for innovative firms.
• Examines multinationals and the Canadian innovation process.
• Explores the differences in the innovation profile of small and large firms.
• Examines the type of competencies that are developed in entrants.
• Investigates the relationship between innovation and performance by studying growing small and medium sized entrants.

Overview and description of publications

Research questions

Innovation analysis bulletin