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Externally-assisted Product Innovation in the Manufacturing Sector: The Role of Location, Inhouse R&D and Outside Technical Support

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  • Paul Makun
  • D. Macpherson

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MAKUN P. and MACPHERSON A. D. (1997) Externally-assisted product innovation in the manufacturing sector: the role of location, in-house R&D and outside technical support, Reg. Studies 31, 659-668. This paper examines the role of internal and external technical activity in the product innovation tendencies of New York State manufacturing firms. Evidence from a sample of electrical industrial equipment producers suggests that innovation rates are significantly higher among firms that subcontract specialized technical work to external consultants. A set of logistic regression and discriminant models are presented which show that locational factors play an important role in the innovation relationship. Specifically, the probability of successful product development is found to be noticeably higher in regions that contain rich stocks of advanced producer services. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of the role of regional factors in successful product innovation. MAKUN P.et MACPHERSON A. D.(1997) L'innovation de produits industriels sous-traitee: le role de la localisation, de la R et D interne et du soutien technique externe, Reg. Studies 31, 659-668. Cet article cherche a examiner le role du soutien technique interne et externe quant a la propensite a innover des entreprises industrielles situees a New York. Des preuves provenant d'un echantillon de fabricants de l'appareillage electrique industrielle laissent supposer que les taux d'innovation s'averent nettement plus eleves pour ce qui est des entreprises qui sous-traitent le travail technique specialise aux experts-conseils externes. A partir d'un ensemble de modeles de regression et discriminants logistiques, il est evident que les facteurs relatifs au choix de localisation jouent un role important par rapport a l'innovation. Notamment il s'avere que la probabilite du developpement des produits reussi est nettement superieure aux regions comportant des gisements riches en services de production avances. Pour conclure, l'article discute brievement du role des facteurs regionaux dans l'innovation de produits reussie. MAKUN P.und MACPHERSON A. D.(1997)Ausserbetrieblich gestu¨tzte Produktionsinnovation im Herstellungssektor: die Rolle von Standort, innerbetrieblicher Forschung und Entwicklung und ausserbetrieblicher technischer Unterstu¨tzung, Reg. Studies 31, 659-668. Der vorliegende Aufsatz untersucht die Rolle innerbetrieblicher und ausserbetrieblicher technischer Ta¨tigkeit bei Tendenzen der Produktinnovation in Industriefirmen im Staate New York. Befunde einer Stichprobe unter Herstellern elektrischer Gera¨te fu¨r die Industrie legen nahe, dass die Raten der Innovation bei Firmen, die technische Spezialarbeiten an ausserbetriebliche Berater vergeben, bedeutend ho¨her ausfallen. Es wird ein satz logistischer und diskriminierender Modelle vorgelegt, die zeigen, dass Standortfaktoren eine bedeutende Rolle bei der Innovationszusammenarbeit spielen. Besonders die Wahrscheinlichkeit erfolgreicher Produktentwicklung erweist sich als merklich ho¨her in Gebieten, in denen sich wertvolle Besta¨nde an hochentwickelten Produzentendienstleistungen befinden. Der Aufsatz schliesst mit einer kurzen Diskussion der Rolle regionaler Faktoren bei erfolgreicher Produktinnovation.

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  • Paul Makun & D. Macpherson, 1997. "Externally-assisted Product Innovation in the Manufacturing Sector: The Role of Location, Inhouse R&D and Outside Technical Support," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(7), pages 659-668.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:31:y:1997:i:7:p:659-668
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409750130740
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