

Innovation performance indicators and small firms are discussed together with an examination of
innovation performance, a framework for measuring innovation performance and regional innovation
performance. The extant concepts and research the chapter builds on is the recent work into innovation performance indicators, at national and regional levels. A framework for selecting and placing indicators in three performance areas is explored according to i) basic research and the production of new knowledge; ii) links between public and private research and iii) levels of industrial innovation (OECD, 2001).
Through categorisation and weighting, indicators are determined to measure innovation performance.
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Innovation and Small Business: Volume I