How Does Innovation Activity Affect Firm Export Behavior? Evidence from China

Wu, Feifei; Wu, Huaqing; Zhang, Xianfeng

doi:10.1080/1540496x.2019.1694889

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“…Indeed, in the next few years, they will have to maintain and/or increase their market shares in the United States, the main destination market, while diversifying exports to other markets. Innovation through investment in R&D activities could serve as a tool to address this challenge because of being at the center of business activities and performance (Akcigit, 2019; Akcigit et al., 2018; Aw et al., 2011; Cassiman et al., 2010; Elliott et al., 2020; Melitz et al., 2019; Wu et al., 2020). However, studies that specifically address the interplay between R&D expenses and Canadian agrifood small and medium sized enterprises’ export performance are almost nonexistent.…”

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Investment in research and development and export performances of Canadian small and medium‐sized agri‐food firms

Tamini

Valéa

2021

Canadian J Agri Economics

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The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of research and development (R&D) investment on the export performance of Canadian agrifood small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and on that of related sectors, namely, the textile and clothing sector and the manufacture of leather goods and similar products. First, we analyzed explanatory factors for R&D expenses, and then, we analyzed the impact of R&D on extensive (market access) and intensive (trade value) margins of trade using a difference‐in‐differences approach. We used data obtained from the Statistics Canada's National Accounts Longitudinal Microdata File (NALMF) for 2010–2015 and the Trade by Exporter Characteristics (TEC) database. The size of firms and their support from the Canadian government affect their propensity to invest in R&D and the amount of R&D expenses and their intensity, measured as the ratio of R&D to sales of goods and services. Overall, our results show that investment in R&D has a positive impact on the export performance of agrifood SMEs; the impact is smaller when the destination is one of the states in the United States.

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Investment in research and development and export performances of Canadian small and medium‐sized agri‐food firms

Tamini

Valéa

2021

Canadian J Agri Economics

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“…Zhang and Xie (2020) examine the impacts of R&D investment and product innovation on China's export performance, and find that these innovation activities promote export propensity, but not export intensity. Similarly, Wu et al (2020) find that innovation activity, measured in terms of R&D expenditure, promotes export-extensive, but not exportintensive, margins. In the mining sector, Rafiq et al (2016) find that Chinese mining firms with R&D activities have higher profitability and sales revenues than those without.…”

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China's Challenges in Moving towards a High-income Economy

2021

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“…The potential investments in innovation can represent the following types of activities: (1) R&D cooperation; (2) investments in machinery and equipment; (3) investments in ICT; (4) investments in intellectual property; (5) investments in knowledge; (6) investments in marketing activities; and (7) Investments in the implementation of new solutions (for more details see Table 1). [39,40] Notes: All variables are binary. 1 For all types of innovation activity, 1-company introduced innovation, 0-company did not introduce innovation.…”

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R&D Cooperation and Investments concerning Sustainable Business Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Polish SMEs

Lewandowska

Cherniaiev

2022

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The empirical literature provides strong evidence supporting the relation of various innovation activities, including business innovation. The literature, however, continues to be limited in the context of developing countries, especially considering different types of business innovations. The aim of the present research is to fill the gap in the literature concerning the impact of research and development (R&D) cooperation and various types of investments in innovation for the creation of sustainable business innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Particular emphasis in this study is placed on the differences in types of business innovations. The research is based on cross-sectional data (n = 406) collected by the CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview) method in a Polish peripheral region (Subcarpathian Voivodeship). To examine the relation between different innovation activities and the creation of business innovation, logistic regression was employed. The results show that the outputs of both R&D cooperation and investments are highly dependent on the innovation type. The outcomes suggest that R&D cooperation might be a driver of the implementation of development activities and organizational innovation, while the expenditures on machinery and equipment lead to a greater probability for the implementation of process innovation and development activities. We also found that expenditures on marketing activities and investments in the implementation of new solutions may have an impact on business innovation implementation.

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How Does Innovation Activity Affect Firm Export Behavior? Evidence from China

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

Investment in research and development and export performances of Canadian small and medium‐sized agri‐food firms

Investment in research and development and export performances of Canadian small and medium‐sized agri‐food firms

China's Challenges in Moving towards a High-income Economy

R&D Cooperation and Investments concerning Sustainable Business Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Polish SMEs

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