The regional environment and firms’ commitment to innovation: empirical evidence from Spain

Using panel data for Spanish firms, this paper examines the role of firms’ regional knowledge environment for commitment to innovation of innovation active firms. The empirical results show that a stronger regional knowledge environment increases the likelihood that an innovator engages continuously...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Holl, Adelheid
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/220967
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/220967
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Innovation
Commitment
Continuous innovation
Regions
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Sumario:Using panel data for Spanish firms, this paper examines the role of firms’ regional knowledge environment for commitment to innovation of innovation active firms. The empirical results show that a stronger regional knowledge environment increases the likelihood that an innovator engages continuously in R&D as opposed to occasionally. This positive relationship with the regional knowledge environment is robust and significant in manufacturing and specifically for small firms and for technology-intensive firms.