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Determining Factors of Innovative Performance: Case Studies in Extremaduran Agri-Food Companies

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  • Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas, s/n., 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Pedro Eugenio López-Salazar

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas, s/n., 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

  • Celia Sama-Berrocal

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas, s/n., 06006 Badajoz, Spain)

Abstract

The agri-food industry plays an important role in the manufacturing industry in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain). The main objective of this study is to identify which business factors influence the success of the innovative performance in this regional industry. We proposed a novel theoretical model in which we analyzed the effect of six business variables. Using a multiple-case study, five in-depth interviews were carried out to measure the level of importance that managers gave to each of the variables. The study validated the proposed model in which all the contrasted variables (Management, Strategy, Structure, Culture, Climate, and Market Orientation) had a great weight for the achievement of the innovative performance. The study contributes to the promotion of the capacities and competences of the agri-food companies’ managers for the development of innovative activities favoring the knowledge, the external visibility, and the competitiveness of the companies. It is also useful for Public Administrations when developing policies to promote and encourage innovation in a sector of vital importance in the rural and regional development of this Spanish region.

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  • Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa & Pedro Eugenio López-Salazar & Celia Sama-Berrocal, 2020. "Determining Factors of Innovative Performance: Case Studies in Extremaduran Agri-Food Companies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-24, November.
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