On the R&D/marketing interface in knowledge intensive entrepreneurial firms |
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Authors: | James Boles Albert N. Link |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism,University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Greensboro,USA;2.Department of Economics,University of North Carolina at Greensboro,Greensboro,USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper we focus on the performance impact associated with whether R&D or marketing takes the lead in product innovations and/or product development. We examine empirically the performance of a sample of entrepreneurial firms across 10 European Union countries for which we can identify alternative regimes in which R&D, or in which marketing, is viewed as being relatively more important in creating and sustaining the firm’s competitive advantage. We find that when R&D is the dominant strategy, firms realize greater growth in sales, other factors held constant. |
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