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Innovation and profitability in the computer industry

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  • Christian Genthon

    (LEPII - Laboratoire d'Economie de la Production et de l'Intégration Internationale - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This article explores the nature of the relations between innovation and profitability, based on a long-term analysis (20 years from 1982 to 2001) of the computer industry. The industrial dynamics of the industry leads us to speculate that changes in industrial organisation took place during this period. The empirical analysis was performed using a proprietary database built around the top-sixty firms in the sector. It demonstrates that there is no relationship between R&D spending and profitability. The determinants of profits depend mainly on growth but also on the period studied, and therefore on industrial organisation of the industry. The determinants of profit and innovation are not only "industry specific", but also "historically industry specific".

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  • Christian Genthon, 2008. "Innovation and profitability in the computer industry," Post-Print halshs-00278560, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00278560
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