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Innovation und Export von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in der Europäischen Union

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  • Christian Hauser
  • Jens Hogenacker
  • Kerstin Wagner

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Der vorliegende Beitrag analysiert den Zusammenhang zwischen Innovation und Export von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU). Dabei werden die umsatzbezogene Tiefe und die geographische Breite der Exportaktivitäten berücksichtigt. Die Regressionsanalysen basieren auf einem Datensatz von 1.600 KMU des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes aus der Europäischen Union. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass innovative KMU sowohl einen höheren Exportanteil am Gesamtumsatz als auch eine deutlich ausgeprägtere geographische Breite der Exportaktivitäten aufweisen als nicht-innovative KMU. Während der positive Zusammenhang bei KMU, die nur Produktinnovationen oder beide Innovationsarten gleichzeitig hervorbringen, deutlich ausgeprägt ist, lässt sich dieser Zusammenhang bei KMU, die ausschließlich Prozessinnovationen hervorbringen, nicht nachweisen. / Based on regression analysis this study investigates the link between different types of innovation activities and export activities of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using data obtained by the European Commission covering 1,600 European SMEs from the manufacturing sector. The findings provide strong evidence that innovation is positively linked to the export intensity as well as the geographic export scope of SMEs. However, the empirical findings also reveal the heterogeneous effects of different types of innovations on firm’s exports. They highlight that firms performing both process and product innovation and firms performing only product innovation show both significant higher export intensity and broader geographic export scope. However, in the case of firms performing only process innovation there is no such evidence.

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  • Christian Hauser & Jens Hogenacker & Kerstin Wagner, 2016. "Innovation und Export von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in der Europäischen Union," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 64(2), pages 81-102.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v64_y2016_i2_q2_p81-102
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.64.2.81
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