Does the intensity in R&D generate start-up’s growth?

  1. Ferrán Vendrell Herrero 1
  2. José Luis González Pernía 1
  1. 1 Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness
Revista:
Orkestra Working Paper Series in Territorial Competitiveness

ISSN: 1989-1288

Año de publicación: 2010

Número: 5

Tipo: Documento de Trabajo

Otras publicaciones en: Orkestra Working Paper Series in Territorial Competitiveness

Resumen

La literatura existente es aún inconclusa en lo que se refiere a los efectos que las actividades de I+D tienen sobre el rendimiento y el crecimiento de las empresas. Además esta relación esta inexplorada en la literatura relacionada con nuevas empresas. Basándonos en literatura previa postulamos que la intensidad en I+D indirecta y positivamente afecta el crecimiento de las nuevas empresas a través de la mediación de las patentes. El análisis está basado en un cuestionario a 87 nuevas empresas que operan en el ecosistema de innovación vasco. Los resultados indican que las patentes positiva y significativamente median la relación entre la intensidad en I+D y el crecimiento de las nuevas empresas.

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