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The perception of obstacles to innovation. Multinational and domestic firms in Italy

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Simona Iammarino
Francesca Sanna-Randaccio
Maria Savona

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This paper looks at the perception of obstacles to innovation of both multinational enterprises (MNEs) and domestic firms located in Italy. Drawing on data from the firm-level Italian CIS3, we first explore to what extent innovative behaviours are both firm- (i.e. foreign- versus nationally-owned multinationals, MNEs versus single domestic firms) and region-specific. We then examine whether the perception of obstacles to innovation varies among types of firms and regions.

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Keywords: obstacles to innovation; multinational firms; innovation processes; regional location;

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O3 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change
F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
R3 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Production Analysis and Firm Location

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