This article addresses an issue that is debated in the economics of innovation literature, namely the existence of increasing returns toR&Dexpenditures and firm size, in product innovation. It explores further how the firm’s structural characteristics and contextual factors affect the sustained introduction of new components over a relatively long time period. Taking advantage of an original and unique database comprising information on new product announcements by leading semiconductor producers, we show that: (i) decreasing returns to size and R&D expenditures characterize the innovation production function of the sampled firms; (ii) producers operating a larger product portfolio exhibit a higher propensity to introduce new products than their specialized competitors; (iii) aging has positive bearings on the firm’s ability to innovate.
R&D, firm size andincremental product innovation / Corsino, Marco; Espa, Giuseppe; Micciolo, Rocco. - In: ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 1043-8599. - STAMPA. - 20:5(2011), pp. 423-443. [10.1080/10438599.2011.562354]
Titolo: | R&D, firm size andincremental product innovation | |
Autori: | Corsino, Marco; Espa, Giuseppe; Micciolo, Rocco | |
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Titolo del periodico: | ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY | |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
Numero e parte del fascicolo: | 5 | |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-79960373068 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2011.562354 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/89960 | |
Citazione: | R&D, firm size andincremental product innovation / Corsino, Marco; Espa, Giuseppe; Micciolo, Rocco. - In: ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 1043-8599. - STAMPA. - 20:5(2011), pp. 423-443. [10.1080/10438599.2011.562354] | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |
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