Table 4

Market competitiveness, R&D activities and innovation in the manufacturing and service sector

Manufacturing sectorService sector
VariablesProduct innovationProcess innovationMarketing innovationOrganizational innovationProduct innovationProcess innovationMarketing innovationOrganizational innovation
Independent variable
Internal R&D activities0.733***0.212**0.400***0.164*0.176*0.328***0.0660.362***
(0.078)(0.084)(0.095)(0.095)(0.101)(0.099)(0.119)(0.117)
External R&D activities−0.206**0.281***−0.1250.181*0.558***0.0050.284*0.106
(0.090)(0.096)(0.109)(0.109)(0.130)(0.127)(0.153)(0.150)
Market competitiveness variables
Strong competition from abroad0.079***0.0330.115***0.054**−0.0210.0050.0170.004
(0.020)(0.021)(0.024)(0.024)(0.021)(0.021)(0.025)(0.025)
Outdated product and service0.057***−0.0200.045*0.039*0.099***0.053**0.122***0.143***
(0.019)(0.020)(0.023)(0.023)(0.021)(0.021)(0.025)(0.025)
Interaction variables
Outdated product × Internal R&D activities0.0160.048−0.0360.0170.243**0.0170.063−0.137
(0.050)(0.053)(0.061)(0.061)(0.097)(0.096)(0.115)(0.113)
Outdated product × External R&D activities0.119*−0.0070.098−0.137*−0.261**0.138−0.1060.041
(0.062)(0.066)(0.075)(0.075)(0.130)(0.127)(0.153)(0.150)
Competition from abroad × Internal R&D activities−0.175**0.029−0.234***0.0180.176***0.0250.119−0.008
(0.068)(0.073)(0.083)(0.083)(0.064)(0.063)(0.075)(0.074)
Competition from abroad × External R&D activities0.219***−0.150*0.214**−0.045−0.190**−0.068−0.163−0.117
(0.084)(0.090)(0.102)(0.102)(0.092)(0.090)(0.108)(0.106)
Control variables
Firm size−0.0030.034***0.012*0.042***0.011*0.031***0.023***0.056***
(0.005)(0.006)(0.007)(0.006)(0.007)(0.007)(0.008)(0.008)
Market share top selling product/services0.040**−0.0200.042**0.044**0.0260.0240.103***0.083***
(0.016)(0.017)(0.019)(0.019)(0.021)(0.021)(0.025)(0.024)
Constant0.049**0.0130.079***0.0190.063**−0.0100.057*−0.043
(0.022)(0.024)(0.027)(0.027)(0.025)(0.025)(0.030)(0.029)
Lambda−0.180***0.039−0.049−0.0250.102*0.0490.128*−0.134*
(0.048)(0.054)(0.061)(0.061)(0.062)(0.061)(0.072)(0.071)
Rho−0.502460.10259−0.11296−0.058480.285470.139390.30202−0.32227
Sigma0.357782480.381894080.435316760.433135560.358914360.351969080.422421790.41516718
Wald χ2 (19)1658.23537.50300.91314.44646.76322.72174.66248.63
Prob > χ20.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000
Observations2,2692,2692,2692,2691,4681,4681,4681,468

Note(s): The select equation is included in the regression, but it is not stated in the table. Standard errors are in parentheses, ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 and *p < 0.1

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