Fostering product innovation: Differences between new ventures and established firms |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Economics, University of Patras, Greece;2. Department of Economics, University of Ioannina, Greece |
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Abstract: | This study combines insights from the entrepreneurship, competency-based view and innovation policy literature to analyze the relationships among different types of public incentives designed to foster innovation and product innovation at both new ventures and incumbent firms. To test our hypotheses, we ran a system of regression models on a cross-national sample comprised of 5238 firms from 29 European countries and found a different pattern for new ventures and incumbents. Our results suggest that support for attendance or participation in trade fairs and networking with other companies are the most effective methods of promoting product innovation for new ventures. However, for incumbent firms, we found that the most effective policies consisted of tax reduction for R&D expenditures and subsidies for acquiring buildings or other infrastructure(s) for innovation activities. This distinction prompts interesting insights related to theory development in research on entrepreneurship and innovation policy. |
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Keywords: | Entrepreneurship New ventures Innovation policy Product innovation Competency-based view |
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