The level of innovation among young innovative companies: the impacts of knowledge-intensive services use, firm characteristics and the entrepreneur attributes

Alicia Mas-Tur () and Domingo Ribeiro Soriano ()

Service Business, 2014, vol. 8, issue 1, 63 pages

Abstract: The link between difficulties in obtaining funding and young innovative companies (YICs) has been investigated in numerous studies. YICs also face other barriers such as limited internal resources, access to technology services, etc. Thus, any public policy on innovation for providing financial support to YICs must be accompanied by offering technical assistance and consulting services. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of YICs that enhance their innovation and, specifically, if the use of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) helps drive innovation. This study also investigates the level of innovation among YICs in relation to the firms’ characteristics (size, sector, competition) and the entrepreneurs’ attributes (age, gender). This study found that the use of KIBS stimulates innovation in YICs. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Young innovative companies; Knowledge-intensive business services; Public policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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