Publication: Technological collaboration : bridging the innovation gap between small and large firms
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2010-01
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Wiley-Blackwell
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This paper analyzes how technological collaboration acts as an input to the
innovation process and allows small and medium-sized entetprises to bridge the
innovation gap with their bigger counterparts. Based on a large longitudinal sample
of Spanish manufacturing firms, the results show that though technological collaboration
is a useful mechanism for firms of all sizes to improve innovativeness, it is a
critical factor for the smallest firms. The impact on this collaboration varies depending
on innovation output and type of partner. Specifically, the impact of collaboration in
small and medium-sized firms is more significant for product than process innovations.
Regarding type of partner, vertical collaboration-with suppliers and
clients-has the greatest impact on firm innovativeness, though (his effect is clearer
lor medium-sized entetprises than for the smallest firms
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Pequeña y mediana empresa, Innovación tecnológica, España
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Journal of Small Business Management, Jan 2010, v. 48, n. 1, pp. 44-69