Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain
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...
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| Publication date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Barcelona |
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| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/122229 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/122229 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Gestió de la innovació Creixement econòmic Igualtat Innovation management Economic growth Equality |
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| author | López-Bazo, Enrique |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain López-Bazo, Enrique Motellón Corral, Elisabet Gestió de la innovació Creixement econòmic Igualtat Innovation management Economic growth Equality 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. Routledge https://hdl.handle.net/2445/122229 |
| spellingShingle | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain López-Bazo, Enrique Gestió de la innovació Creixement econòmic Igualtat Innovation management Economic growth Equality |
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| title | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| title_full | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| title_fullStr | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| title_short | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| title_sort | Innovation, heterogeneous firms and the region: evidence from Spain |
| topic | Gestió de la innovació Creixement econòmic Igualtat Innovation management Economic growth Equality |
| topic_facet | Gestió de la innovació Creixement econòmic Igualtat Innovation management Economic growth Equality |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/122229 |