Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain

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作者
Lopez-Bazo, Enrique [1 ]
Motellon, Elisabet [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Reg Quantitat Anal Res Grp AQR, Barcelona, Spain
[2] Univ Oberta Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
关键词
product innovation; process innovation; firm; multilevel modelling; Spanish regions; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; PRODUCT INNOVATION; SPILLOVERS; KNOWLEDGE; GROWTH; EUROPE; PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY;
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10.1080/00343404.2017.1331296
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F [经济];
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摘要
Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain. Regional Studies. This paper investigates the role of regional factors in innovation performance, controlling for firms' absorptive capacity and other sources of firm heterogeneity. The findings for a sample of firms in Spain support the hypothesis that regional determinants matter, though their role is subtler than is frequently assumed. Rather than exerting a direct influence on firms' innovation, the regional context moderates the effect of internal determinants, particularly of the firms' absorptive capacity. The results indicate that the type of relevant interactions differs for product and process innovation and that they only operate for small and medium-sized enterprises, being negligible for large firms. Regional Studies. ,,,,,,,,, RESUMEL'innovation, les entreprises heterogenes et la region: des resultats provenant de l'Espagne. Regional Studies. Cet article examine le role des facteurs regionaux quant a la performance en matiere d'innovation, controlant la capacite d'absorption et d'autres caracteristiques de l'heterogeneite des entreprises. Les resultats provenant d'un echantillon d'entreprises espagnoles confirment l'hypothese selon laquelle les facteurs determinants regionaux sont importants, bien que leur role soit plus subtil que l'on ne suppose souvent. Plutot que d'influencer directement l'innovation des entreprises, le contexte regionale modere l'effet des facteurs determinants internes, notamment pour ce qui est de la capacite d'absorption des entreprises. Les resultats laissent voir que le type d'interactions pertinentes varie pour l'innovation de produit par rapport a l'innovation de procede et qu'elles ne s'appliquent qu'aux petites et moyennes entreprises, etant negligeables pour les grandes entreprises. ZUSAMMENFASSUNGInnovation, heterogene Firmen und die Region: Belege aus Spanien. Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die Rolle von regionalen Faktoren fur die Innovationsleistung unter Berucksichtigung der absorptiven Kapazitat und anderer Quellen der Heterogenitat von Firmen. Die Ergebnisse fur eine Stichprobe von Firmen in Spanien bestatigen die Hypothese, dass regionale Determinanten von Bedeutung sind, wobei ihre Rolle freilich subtiler ist als haufig angenommen. Statt einen direkten Einfluss auf die Innovation der Firmen auszuuben, ma ss igt der regionale Kontext die Auswirkung von internen Determinanten, insbesondere der absorptiven Kapazitat der Firmen. Aus den Ergebnissen geht hervor, dass die Art der relevanten Wechselwirkungen fur Produkt- und Verfahrensinnovation unterschiedlich ausfallt und dass die Wechselwirkungen nur auf kleine und mittelstandische Unternehmen zutreffen, wahrend sie fur gro ss ere Firmen vernachlassigbar sind. RESUMENInnovacion, empresas heterogeneas y la region: el ejemplo de Espana. Regional Studies. En este articulo se analiza el papel de los factores regionales en el rendimiento innovador, controlando por la capacidad de absorcion y otras fuentes de heterogeneidad empresarial. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de una muestra de empresas espanolas apoyan la hipotesis de la relevancia de los determinantes regionales, aunque su efecto es mas sutil de lo considerado habitualmente. Mas que influir directamente en la innovacion, el contexto regional determina el efecto de los factores internos, particularmente de la capacidad de absorcion de la empresa. La evidencia indica que el tipo de interacciones relevantes es distinto para la innovacion del producto y el proceso, y que solo actuan para las pymes, siendo insignificante en empresas mas grandes.
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