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The Impact of Technological and Non-Technological Innovations on Firm Growth

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Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö
Olli Martikainen
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ABSTRACT : This study investigates the relationship between innovations and firm growth, based on the data of Finnish firms operating in the software industry. We find that in terms of turnover and employment, firms with only technological innovations do not grow more rapidly than other firms. However, firm growth is positively associated with the combination of technological and non-technological innovations.

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Paper provided by The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy in its series Discussion Papers with number 1165.

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Date of creation: 13 Nov 2008
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Keywords: innovation; technological; non-technological; R&D; firm; development; employment; growth; Finland;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
O3 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change
O33 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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  1. Piergiuseppe Morone & Giuseppina Testa, 2008. "Firms Growth, Size And Innovation An Investigation Into The Italian Manufacturing Sector," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 311-329. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Evans, David S, 1987. "Tests of Alternative Theories of Firm Growth," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 95(4), pages 657-74, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Schmidt, Tobias & Rammer, Christian, 2007. "Non-technological and Technological Innovation: Strange Bedfellows?," ZEW Discussion Papers 07-052, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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