RT Journal Article
T1 Determinants of innovation output in Spanish knowledge-intensiveservice firms: Stability analysis throughout the economic crisis of 2008
A1 Alarcón, Jose Carlos
A1 Aguilar Caro, Rocío
A1 Galán, Jose Luis
K1 Innovation
K1 R&D
K1 Service sector
K1 Knowledge-intensive services
K1 Economic crisis impact
K1 PITEC
K1 Community Innovation Survey
K1 Spain
AB The aims of this paper are to identify the main determinants of the innovation output indicators (prod-uct, process, organization, marketing, products new to the firm, and products new to the market) ofSpanish knowledge-intensive service (KIS) firms, to compare them with those of other categories of non-knowledge-intensive service (NoKIS) firms and manufacturing firms, and to analyze their evolution overthe period 2004–2012, that is, immediately before and after the 2008 crisis. We used PITEC panel microdata, selecting and grouping firms into four categories according to their sector of activity and theirintensity in use of technology and knowledge. The empirical results of our study confirm that the maindeterminants of innovation output are the following: cooperation with other partners to innovate, R&Dintensity, and the size of the firm. These determinants are relevant not only for KIS firms but also for allthe other categories. However, the influence of cooperation is more important for KIS firms for all of theinnovation output indicators except for process innovation. Finally, with respect to the evolution of themain determinants over the period under study, the results show that they were not really affected by thecrisis. Although all of the indicators for innovation output show clear influences of the economic cycle,the main determinants are not only the same, but their influence remains basically stable throughout theperiod
PB Elservier
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19688
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19688
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NO Alarcón, J. C., Aguilar, R., & Galán, J. L. (2019). Determinants of innovation output in Spanish knowledge-intensive service firms: Stability analysis throughout the economic crisis of 2008. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 49, 228-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2018.10.006
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide y Universidad de Sevilla (Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing)
DS RIO
RD May 5, 2026