Innovation, exports and productivity

Innovation, exports and productivity

We argue that the positive association found between firm productivity and exports in the literature relates to the firm's innovation decisions. Using a panel of Spanish manufacturing firms we find strong evidence that product innovation – and not process innovation – affects productivity and i...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of industrial organization 2010-07, Vol.28 (4), p.372-376
Hauptverfasser: Cassiman, Bruno, Golovko, Elena, Martínez-Ros, Ester
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Business management
Decision making
Exports
Innovation
Innovation Exports Productivity
Innovations
Manufacturers
Product development
Productivity
Spain
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:We argue that the positive association found between firm productivity and exports in the literature relates to the firm's innovation decisions. Using a panel of Spanish manufacturing firms we find strong evidence that product innovation – and not process innovation – affects productivity and induces small non-exporting firms to enter the export market.
ISSN:0167-7187
1873-7986
DOI:10.1016/j.ijindorg.2010.03.005