Heli Koski

Our empirical analysis using an extensive database on the allocation of busi-ness subsidies in Finland during the years 2004–2008 finds that large firms are less likely to exit support system and more likely to continue receiving both support from one organization only and simultaneous support from multiple organizations. Large firms’ propensity to transit between subsidies

We use a comprehensive database concerning the application and allocation of business subsidies in Finland merged with the firm-level data comprising about 330 000 firms from the year 2004 to 2008. We find strong continuities in participation both within and between the different public support programs. Continuity in the firms’ participation in the same support

This study uses a unique survey data from 398 Finnish manufacturing firms to explore how the order of magnitude of mobility and connectivity of a firm’s ICT stock in conjunction with various organizational innovation and HRM practices affect the firm’s performance. The data suggest that mobile connectivity as such does not significantly contribute to the

We use the databases of Statistics Finland to explore the supply of public support for firms in Finland during the years 2000–2008. Particularly, this report provides a de-scriptive analysis of complementarities and repetitiousness of public support from the perspective of the applying firms. We observe that both the order of magnitude of public resources allocated

Research Policy (2010). Vol. 39, pp. 351-359 Publication year: 2010 Pages: 9 Language: English Other articles 569

Information Economics and Policy Vol. 22:1, March 2010, pp. 42-50 Publication year: 2010 Pages: 9 Language: English Other articles 511