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The nonlinear effects of firm size on innovation: an empirical investigation

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  • Xin Fang
  • Noelia R. Paez
  • Bei Zeng

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In conventional studies, large firms tend to emphasize more on process innovation than product innovation. This paper explores factors that could indicate a distinct pattern of firms’ innovation-size relationship: threshold size that implies a positive effect of firm size on the probability of product innovation success; cannibalization effect that creates incentives for large firms to favor product innovations; and financial constraints that have differential effects given different firm sizes. A hypothesis about a non-monotonic relationship between the proportion of product innovation and firm size is tested with nonlinear and dynamic econometric models. For the large firms, empirical evidence shows product innovations result in an overall larger share of new products in total sales, relative to existing products in which process innovations are rooted.

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  • Xin Fang & Noelia R. Paez & Bei Zeng, 2021. "The nonlinear effects of firm size on innovation: an empirical investigation," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 48-65, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:30:y:2021:i:1:p:48-65
    DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2019.1677013
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