Contents: 1. Innovation and Creativity: Statement of the Issues Filip De Beule and Ysabel Nauwelaerts 2. International Trade in Disembodied Technology: Trends, Patterns and Comparisons for European and OECD Countries Nathalie Avallone, Séverine Chédor and Jean-Louis Mucchielli 3. A Snapshot on STI Policies and Indicators for Belgium Peter Teirlinck 4. A Longitudinal Perspective on Research and Innovation in Belgium Filip De Beule, Dieter Somers and Ilke Van Beveren 5. Which Portuguese Firms are More Innovative? The Importance of Multinationals and Exporters Armando Silva, Oscar Afonso and Ana Paula Africano 6. The Effect of Export Promotion Programs on Export Satisfaction: A Study in the Flemish Design Sector Ysabel Nauwelaerts and Elena Vijfeyken 7. Do Firms Benefit from Investing in Basic Scientific Research? An Empirical Investigation for Pharmaceutical Firms Stijn Kelchtermans, Bart Leten and René Belderbos 8. FDI Motives and Host Country Productivity Effects of US MNEs John Cantwell and Roger Smeets 9. Reverse Technology Diffusion: On the Diffusion of Technological Capabilities from Competence-creating Subsidiaries to Headquarters of the MNE Katarina Blomkvist 10. Innovation Initiative within Foreign Subsidiaries in South Korea: Determinants and Outcomes Axèle Giroud, Yoo Jung Ha and Mo Yamin 11. Management Control in Creative Firms Nathalie Beckers, Martine Cools and Alexandra Van den Abbeele 12. The TELE Case: Linking Innovation Process and Culture in a Large Service Company Jens O. Meissner and Martin Sprenger Index