Determinants of innovative activity in Canadian manufacturing firms : the role of intellectual property rights / by John Baldwin, Petr Hanel and David Sabourin. : CS11-0019/122E-PDF

This paper focuses on the characteristics of firms that are innovators. It examines six factors that contribute to innovative activity in the Canadian manufacturing sector: (1) intellectual property right protection (2) R&D (3) competencies in marketing, human resources, technology and production (4) firm size and competition (5) nationality of the firm, and (6) an industry's environment or the scientific infrastructure. The authors describe the differences between a product innovation and a process innovation and present their conclusions on protecting innovation and the prerequisites for innovation.

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Department/Agency Statistics Canada.
Title Determinants of innovative activity in Canadian manufacturing firms : the role of intellectual property rights / by John Baldwin, Petr Hanel and David Sabourin.
Series title Analytical Studies Branch research paper series1205-9153No. 122
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) The catalogue number (11F0019MPE) and ISBN (0-660-17543-6) for the print edition have been incorrectly copied in this electronic publication.
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : Statistics Canada March 7, 2000.
Description 38p.references, tables
ISSN 1205-9153
Catalogue number
  • CS11-0019/122E-PDF
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