Self-employment and innovation. Exploring the determinants of innovative behavior in small businesses

Isidoro Romero and Juan A. Martínez-Román

Research Policy, 2012, vol. 41, issue 1, 178-189

Abstract: This paper explores the determinants of innovation in small businesses from a survey of more than 700 self-employed workers in Andalusia (Spain). Self-employed people running businesses with and without employees were included in the study and two types of innovation – product and process innovation – were differentiated.

Keywords: Small business; Innovation; Process innovation; Product innovation; Self-employment; Entrepreneur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.07.005

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