Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44532 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
ETLA Discussion Papers No. 1220
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Helsinki
Abstract: 
In this paper, we examine firm innovation and its link to firm growth. Instead of using the conventional conceptualization and operationalization of innovation in terms of the R&D budget, we use a more elaborate 12-dimensional conceptualization, which takes into account also the non-technological aspects of innovation. The 12-dimensional operationalization further enables the examination of strategic innovation profiles of individual firms. We find that different kinds of innovation activity all have effects on firm growth, but in different ways. R&D activity is important in that it leads to introduction of new products, but innovation in other dimensions - value chain strategy, brand, and distribution channels - is also linked to new product introduction. Value chain innovation is also related to the development and introduction of new services: innovation aimed at development and improvement of the customer experience in particular has a significant role in the development and introduction of new services.
Subjects: 
Innovation
firm
growth
non-technical
technological
technical
JEL: 
L86
L8
L25
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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