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Innovation strategy by firms: do innovative firms grow more?

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  • Pedro De Faria
  • Joana Mendonca

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Linking innovation with firms' growth and performance is still a challenge for research. It is difficult to observe the effect of new products and processes on firms' performance, because it may take a long time between innovation and the economic gain of firms. This paper intends to address this challenge and look at the relationship between innovation and firm performance, distinguishing product and process innovation. We join two different databases: the third Community Innovation Survey (CIS III) survey and the Portuguese Quadros de Pessoal. We observe an impact of innovation activities in performance gains three years later. This effect is observed only for small firms (less than 50 employees), and it is stronger for newer firms, thus leading to conclude that innovation activities may be a source of competitive advantage, especially for new firms.

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  • Pedro De Faria & Joana Mendonca, 2011. "Innovation strategy by firms: do innovative firms grow more?," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(2), pages 173-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:12:y:2011:i:2:p:173-184
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    1. Löher, Jonas & Paschke, Max & Schröder, Christian & Norkina, Alinia, 2017. "Kooperationen zwischen etabliertem Mittelstand und Start-ups," IfM-Materialien 258, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.
    2. Wambua, Peter Maingi & Stephen M. A. Muathe, 2021. "Effect of Innovation Strategies on Performance of Real Estates Firms in Mavoko Sub-County, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(6), pages 198-206, June.
    3. Ding, Yang, 2021. "Antecedents and implications of legacy divestitures," Other publications TiSEM f4d5766f-6a5b-43a3-94df-1, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.

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