Small business innovation: firm level evidence from Sweden
| Document type: | Journal Articles |
|---|---|
| Article type: | Original article |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Author(s): | Martin Andersson, Hans Lööf |
| Title: | Small business innovation: firm level evidence from Sweden |
| Journal: | Journal of Technology Transfer |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pagination: | 732-754 |
| ISSN: | 0892-9912 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| URI/DOI: | 10.1007/s10961-011-9216-9 |
| ISI number: | 000308644100009 |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | School of Management (Sektionen för management) School of Management S- 371 79 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.bth.se/mam/ |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external determinants of patenting. Applying a non-linear panel data approach to about 160,000 observations on manufacturing firms in Sweden for the period 2000-2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1-10 employees is not sensitive to variation in internal financial resources, (ii) skilled labour is even more important for innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group increases the innovation capacity of small businesses, (iv) small firms' innovation is closely linked to participation in international trade and exports to the G7-countries, and (v) there is no statistically significant evidence that proximity to metropolitan areas, or presence in a specialized cluster, increases the innovativeness of the smallest firm |
| Subject: | Business Administration\Organization |
| Keywords: | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Innovative firms, Intellectual property rights, Location, Small firms, Technology transfer |
