TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATION: BRIDGING THE INNOVATION GAP BETWEEN SMALL AND LARGE FIRMS
This paper analyses technological collaboration as an input to the innovation processes of SMEs. Technological collaboration may be a useful mechanism to offset some of the weaknesses in SMEs’ resource endowments and bring their innovation capabilities closer to that of their large counterparts. The results, based on a large longitudinal sample of Spanish manufacturing firms, show that technological collaboration is a critical factor in improving the capabilities and innovativeness of SMEs. While a general bridging of the gap between the innovativeness of SMEs and large firms was observed, the most significant advance was in product rather than process innovations.
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2006-11
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Authors: | Nieto, Maria Jesus ; Santamaria, Lluis |
Institutions: | Departamento de Economía de la Empresa, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
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