Table V.

ANOVA Results for innovative activity

Variables*Limited KIBS use (n = 26)Technical institutions and Consultancy partners (n = 8)HEI and RI parters (n = 11)Technical institutions and HEI, RI partners (n = 10)Significance
Investment in internal R&D/Investment in External R&D6.985.566.469.010.71
Average invest. in R&D per company1.3934.2003.9352.9950.11
Average invest. in software per company90 (X)142161274 (x)<0.02
Average invest. in machinery and equipment per company607 (X)6931.1585.287 (x)<0.01
Average invest. in training per company35 (X)8562 (x)151 (x)<0.01
Use of IPR defence means/ no use of mechanisms0.34 (X)1.19 (x)0.610.910.07
Products new to the firm/products with incremental changes0.810.690.990.640.42
Processes new to the firm/processes with incremental changes0.55 (X)0.660.87 (x)0.92 (x)<0.03
Products new to the market/products new to the firm0.25(X)0.440.77 (x)0.32 (X)<0.02
Processes new to the market/processes new to the firm0.09 (X)0.190.26 (x)0.14<0.01

Notes:

* a significant difference (p < 0.03) was identified between the means of the groups marked as with a “X” (capital x) and those of the groups marked with a “x” in the post hoc Mann–Whitney U-tests

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