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Perceptions of Extremaduran Firms Towards Innovation: Manufacturing vs. KIBS Comparative Study

Perceptions of Extremaduran Firms Towards Innovation: Manufacturing vs. KIBS Comparative Study
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Author(s): Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa (University of Extremadura, Spain), Francisco J. Mesías (University of Extremadura, Spain)and Ahmed Elghannam (Damanhour University, Egypt)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Social Dynamics in a Globalized World
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Luísa Cagica Carvalho (Universidade Aberta, Portugal & Universidade de Évora, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3525-6.ch013

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Abstract

Innovation is an important source of economic growth and a key to the competitiveness of firms, which are the main agents of innovation systems. The main objective of this chapter is to analyse, in a deep sense, the perceptions of Extremaduran towards innovation and their relation with the financial public support received and the main public actions that firms demand in order to reduce such obstacles differentiating by manufacturing firms and Knowledge Intensive Business Sector (KIBS). To do this, we analyse specific questions of an ad hoc survey focused on issues not covered by other Spanish or international surveys about innovation. Data were collected in 2013 from a representative sample of manufacturing and KIBS companies in Extremadura. Among different sectors, certain differences were observed in the perceived obstacles and public actions sought by companies that can be considered to carry out modifications in current innovation policies, especially on a regional scale.

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