Output from Eq. (2) reporting marginal effects
| Variables | In house R&D | External R&D | New-to-market | New-to-firm | Process innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public linkages | 0.336*** | 0.266*** | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.259*** |
| (0.095) | (0.102) | (0.110) | (0.101) | (0.092) | |
| Supplier/Consultant linkages | 0.423*** | 0.311*** | 0.111 | 0.080 | 0.282*** |
| (0.099) | (0.105) | (0.103) | (0.104) | (0.093) | |
| Competitor linkages | −0.113 | −0.046 | 0.230** | 0.218** | 0.026 |
| (0.118) | (0.123) | (0.105) | (0.102) | (0.102) | |
| Customer linkages | −0.163 | −0.014 | 0.226** | 0.180* | 0.205** |
| (0.107) | (0.116) | (0.099) | (0.101) | (0.097) | |
| Scientific journals | 0.312*** | 0.288*** | −0.034 | 0.059 | 0.248*** |
| (0.083) | (0.109) | (0.112) | (0.104) | (0.085) | |
| Conferences | −0.053 | 0.011 | −0.083 | −0.092 | 0.052 |
| (0.094) | (0.116) | (0.107) | (0.101) | (0.097) | |
| Industry associations | −0.075 | −0.035 | 0.208** | 0.098 | −0.111 |
| (0.094) | (0.120) | (0.097) | (0.090) | (0.095) | |
| Other data sources | −0.119 | 0.233 | 0.311 | 0.347 | 0.080 |
| (0.184) | (0.257) | (0.248) | (0.293) | (0.256) | |
| Employment (Log) | 0.023 | 0.040 | 0.029 | −0.015 | 0.106*** |
| (0.023) | (0.027) | (0.026) | (0.025) | (0.024) | |
| Firm age (Log) | 0.023 | −0.036 | −0.039 | 0.021 | −0.099** |
| (0.042) | (0.049) | (0.044) | (0.042) | (0.041) | |
| % University education | 0.002** | −0.001 | −0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Multi plant | 0.133* | 0.100 | 0.176** | 0.003 | −0.075 |
| (0.069) | (0.089) | (0.084) | (0.076) | (0.085) | |
| Received subsidy | 0.167** | 0.142 | 0.057 | 0.059 | 0.119 |
| (0.082) | (0.094) | (0.099) | (0.088) | (0.088) | |
| Observations | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 |
| Wald Chi-square (prob) | 110.00 | 71.02 | 63.08 | 39.43 | 91.05 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.539 | 0.321 | 0.256 | 0.171 | 0.420 |
| Variables | In house R&D | External R&D | New-to-market | New-to-firm | Process innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public linkages | 0.336*** | 0.266*** | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.259*** |
| (0.095) | (0.102) | (0.110) | (0.101) | (0.092) | |
| Supplier/Consultant linkages | 0.423*** | 0.311*** | 0.111 | 0.080 | 0.282*** |
| (0.099) | (0.105) | (0.103) | (0.104) | (0.093) | |
| Competitor linkages | −0.113 | −0.046 | 0.230** | 0.218** | 0.026 |
| (0.118) | (0.123) | (0.105) | (0.102) | (0.102) | |
| Customer linkages | −0.163 | −0.014 | 0.226** | 0.180* | 0.205** |
| (0.107) | (0.116) | (0.099) | (0.101) | (0.097) | |
| Scientific journals | 0.312*** | 0.288*** | −0.034 | 0.059 | 0.248*** |
| (0.083) | (0.109) | (0.112) | (0.104) | (0.085) | |
| Conferences | −0.053 | 0.011 | −0.083 | −0.092 | 0.052 |
| (0.094) | (0.116) | (0.107) | (0.101) | (0.097) | |
| Industry associations | −0.075 | −0.035 | 0.208** | 0.098 | −0.111 |
| (0.094) | (0.120) | (0.097) | (0.090) | (0.095) | |
| Other data sources | −0.119 | 0.233 | 0.311 | 0.347 | 0.080 |
| (0.184) | (0.257) | (0.248) | (0.293) | (0.256) | |
| Employment (Log) | 0.023 | 0.040 | 0.029 | −0.015 | 0.106*** |
| (0.023) | (0.027) | (0.026) | (0.025) | (0.024) | |
| Firm age (Log) | 0.023 | −0.036 | −0.039 | 0.021 | −0.099** |
| (0.042) | (0.049) | (0.044) | (0.042) | (0.041) | |
| % University education | 0.002** | −0.001 | −0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
| Multi plant | 0.133* | 0.100 | 0.176** | 0.003 | −0.075 |
| (0.069) | (0.089) | (0.084) | (0.076) | (0.085) | |
| Received subsidy | 0.167** | 0.142 | 0.057 | 0.059 | 0.119 |
| (0.082) | (0.094) | (0.099) | (0.088) | (0.088) | |
| Observations | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 |
| Wald Chi-square (prob) | 110.00 | 71.02 | 63.08 | 39.43 | 91.05 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.002) | (0.000) | |
| Pseudo | 0.539 | 0.321 | 0.256 | 0.171 | 0.420 |
Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05 and *p < 0.1
Firm type and country controls included but not reported
Source(s): Authors’ own work