Determining Factors of Innovative Performance: Case Studies in Extremaduran Agri-Food Companies

Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa, Pedro Eugenio López-Salazar and Celia Sama-Berrocal
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Pedro Eugenio López-Salazar: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas, s/n., 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Celia Sama-Berrocal: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas, s/n., 06006 Badajoz, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-24

Abstract: The agri-food industry plays an important role in the manufacturing industry in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain). The main objective of this study is to identify which business factors influence the success of the innovative performance in this regional industry. We proposed a novel theoretical model in which we analyzed the effect of six business variables. Using a multiple-case study, five in-depth interviews were carried out to measure the level of importance that managers gave to each of the variables. The study validated the proposed model in which all the contrasted variables (Management, Strategy, Structure, Culture, Climate, and Market Orientation) had a great weight for the achievement of the innovative performance. The study contributes to the promotion of the capacities and competences of the agri-food companies’ managers for the development of innovative activities favoring the knowledge, the external visibility, and the competitiveness of the companies. It is also useful for Public Administrations when developing policies to promote and encourage innovation in a sector of vital importance in the rural and regional development of this Spanish region.

Keywords: agri-food industry; innovation; innovative performance; case study; Extremadura (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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