What affects the innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the biotechnology industry? An empirical study on Korean biotech SMEs

被引：21
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作者：
Kang, Kyung-Nam [2 ,3 ]
Lee, Yoon-Sik [1 ]
机构：
[1] Seoul Natl Univ, Sch Chem & Biol Engn, Seoul 151744, South Korea
[2] Korea Inst Intellectual Property, KIPS Ctr, Seoul 135980, South Korea
[3] Seoul Natl Univ, Technol Management Econ & Policy Program, Seoul 151744, South Korea
来源：
BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2008年 / 30卷 / 10期
关键词：
biotechnology industry; contextual variables; innovation performance; internal variables;
D O I：
10.1007/s10529-008-9745-y
中图分类号：
Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
Research-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the advancement of the biotechnology industry. This paper explored the impacts of internal and contextual variables on innovative activity in Korea and compared the results of this analysis with previous studies of other countries. Our analysis of 149 Korean biotech SMEs showed that the ratio of R&D expenditure to sales, the ratio of R&D employees to total employees, CEO characteristics, governmental support and international networking are positively correlated with a firm's innovation performance. The results may help decision makers to better foster SMEs in the Korean biotechnology industry.
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页码：1699 / 1704
页数：6
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