期刊
TECHNOVATION
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 48-56出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.005
关键词
Product R&D; Process R&D; Product innovation; Process innovation; Technological innovation; Industry; Technological intensity
Innovation has long been considered as the key factor for the survival, growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Other than firm size, the determinant of innovation that has received the most attention from researchers is research and development (R&D). While having been the object of numerous studies, the link between R&D activities and innovation in SMEs still requires clarification and further understanding. The aim of this research is thus to clarify and better understand the impact of R&D upon innovation in SMEs by conceptually and operationally distinguishing product R&D from process R&D, process R&D from process innovation, and process innovation from product innovation, taking the sector's technological intensity into account and integrating these concepts in a research model that specifies their interrelationships. This model is tested empirically with survey data from 205 Canadian manufacturing SMEs. The results confirm that the impact of R&D on product innovation is mediated by process innovation. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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