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on Economics of Strategic Management |
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Issue of 2025–05–12
five papers chosen by João José de Matos Ferreira, Universidade da Beira Interior |
| By: | Matano, Alessia (University of Barcelona); Naticchioni, Paolo (Roma Tre University) |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the relationship between China’s import competition and the innovation strategies of domestic firms. Using firm level data from Italy spanning 2005-2010 and employing IV fixed effects estimation techniques, we find that the impact of China’s import competition on innovation varies depending on the type of goods imported (intermediate vs. final). Specifically, imports of final goods boost both product and process innovation, while imports of intermediate goods reduce both. Additionally, we extend the analysis to consider the role of unions in moderating these responses. We find that, in unionized firms, imports' impact on innovation is mitigated, specifically to protect workers' employment prospects. |
| Keywords: | unions, product and process innovation, final and intermediate goods, China’s import competition, IV fixed effects estimations |
| JEL: | C33 L25 F14 F60 O30 J50 |
| Date: | 2025–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17764 |
| By: | Michael Koch; Antonella Nocco |
| Abstract: | This paper introduces a novel mechanism by emphasizing benefits for firms through participation in buyer networks among firms that source the same locally produced inputs. In a first step, we utilize register-based data from Denmark to generate a firm-specific buyer network variable which relies on firms’ industrial input structures and imports. Utilizing this proxy we provide evidence of cost savings from network participation, as larger buyer networks reduce firms’ input demand. Subsequently, we develop a trade model incorporating vertical linkages and introduce network effects that result in savings in intermediate costs. Our theory posits that the magnitude of these savings may be associated with the effectiveness of knowledge transmission among network participants. Consequently, firms operating in regions with efficient knowledge transmission networks may realize greater savings in intermediate input costs, leading to increased profits from local and export sales. In a last step, we provide empirical evidence supporting our theoretical predictions by demonstrating the positive impact of buyer networks based on relationship-specific products on domestic firm revenues. |
| Keywords: | new trade theory, vertical linkages, network effects. |
| JEL: | F12 F15 R12 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_117815 |
| By: | Zhangfeng Jin (Zhejiang University of Technology); Klaus Prettner (Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business) |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of technology transfers on long-term innovation. We propose an extended Schumpeterian growth framework to characterize the channels by which technology transfers impact on innovation. Exploiting variations in the adoption of Soviet-aided industrialization programs across Chinese cities, we find that firms located in cities affected by 156 major industrial projects of the Soviet Union witness fewer Investments in research and development on average after nearly half a century. The effect is particularly pronounced for non-state-owned firms. The decline in innovation inputs is further supported by a lower probability of patenting in these localities. A likely underlying mechanism is the low adoption of performance-based reward systems that influence labor reallocation within firms, rather than inadequate capital and skilled workers. Despite prior successes during the planned economy era, the adoption of such foreign aid tends to impede innovation as China transitions towards a more market-oriented economy. |
| Keywords: | Foreign Aid, Technology Transfers, Innovation Inputs, Pay for Performance, China |
| JEL: | F35 O30 M52 |
| Date: | 2025–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wiw:wiwwuw:wuwp379 |
| By: | Jin, Zhangfeng; Prettner, Klaus |
| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of technology transfers on long-term innovation. We propose an extended Schumpeterian growth framework to characterize the channels by which technology transfers impact on innovation. Exploiting variations in the adoption of Soviet-aided industrialization programs across Chinese cities, we find that firms located in cities affected by 156 major industrial projects of the Soviet Union witness fewer Investments in research and development on average after nearly half a century. The effect is particularly pronounced for non-state-owned firms. The decline in innovation inputs is further supported by a lower probability of patenting in these localities. A likely underlying mechanism is the low adoption of performance-based reward systems that influence labor reallocation within firms, rather than inadequate capital and skilled workers. Despite prior successes during the planned economy era, the adoption of such foreign aid tends to impede innovation as China transitions towards a more market-oriented economy. |
| Keywords: | Foreign Aid; Technology Transfers; Innovation Inputs; Pay for Performance; China |
| Date: | 2025–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wiw:wus005:73284957 |
| By: | Rafik Abdesselam (ERIC - Entrepôts, Représentation et Ingénierie des Connaissances - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon, COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne); Malia Kedjar (LARSH - Laboratoire de Recherche Sociétés & Humanités - UPHF - Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France - INSA Hauts-De-France - INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Hauts-de-France - INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées); Patricia Renou-Maissant (EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to identify the drivers of eco-innovation in start-ups. Firstly, a discriminant analysis (DA) is applied to study what is distinctive about eco-innovative start-ups as compared to non-eco-innovative start-ups. Secondly, a typology of eco-innovative start-ups is developed using a hierarchical ascendant clustering (HAC). Analyses are carried out using original data from a survey of 120 eco-innovative and non-ecoinnovative French start-ups.Discriminant analyses reveal that the founders of eco-innovative start-ups are differentiated by characteristics related to their environmental education and professional experience. Furthermore, eco-innovative start-ups are distinguished from the non-eco-innovative start-ups by voluntary environmental practices, such as the adoption of corporate social responsibility policies. Finally, we show that there is a diversity of profiles of eco-innovators. In fact, firms cluster into five main profiles and exhibit different eco-innovation drivers. We highlight that the different types of eco-innovators do not face the same difficulties in accessing funds. These findings have important implications for the implementation of public policy designed to promote eco-innovative activity, and they highlight the need to design policies that take into account the distinctive character of each profile. |
| Keywords: | Eco-innovation Start-ups typology Data analysis methods |
| Date: | 2024–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05019865 |