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ENTREPRENEURIAT ET CAPACITE D’INNOVATION, CAS DES PME AGROALIMENTAIRES. Une évidence empirique sur données camerounaises et implications pour une politique de développement sectoriel
[ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CAPACITY OF INNOVATION, CASES OF AGRO-FOOD SMEs. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON CAMEROON DATA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY]

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  • TEKAM OUMBE, Honoré
  • Pilag Kakeu, Charles Bertin

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The purpose of this article is to analyze innovation capacity and describe innovation trends in agro-food SMEs in Cameroon. The data analysis based on a subsample of 96 agro-food companies located in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé and Bafoussam. The descriptive analyzes reveal an innovation trend of agribusiness SMEs oriented towards adaptive innovations, as opposed to radical innovations. They are also more engaged in commercial and organizational innovations. In terms of the characteristics of innovation, the results of logistic regression reveal a wide range of external and internal factors influencing the direction of innovation. These factors are R&D activity, size, the role of competition and the geographical location of companies.

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  • TEKAM OUMBE, Honoré & Pilag Kakeu, Charles Bertin, 2019. "ENTREPRENEURIAT ET CAPACITE D’INNOVATION, CAS DES PME AGROALIMENTAIRES. Une évidence empirique sur données camerounaises et implications pour une politique de développement sectoriel [ENTREPRENEURS," MPRA Paper 92377, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    SME; innovation; agribusiness; entrepreneurship.;
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    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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