Innovation and business performance - a provisional multi-regional analysis



Table 5: Tobit Models of Innovation Success

Dependent Variable

Innovation Success

Innovation Success

Coeff.

t-ratio

Coeff.

t-ratio

Constant

5.039

0.808

6.224

1.125

Knowledge Sourcing Activities

R&D Intensity

0.200

1.471

0.193

1.421

Non Supply Chain Collaboration

0.062

0.796

0.054

0.706

Supply Chain Collaboration

0.246

3.392

0.262

3.738

Market Position

Plant Vintage (years)

0.024

0.648

Production Mainly Small Batches

5.411

1.739

6.189

2.031

Important Barriers: Risk

6.406

1.845

5.718

1.675

Important Barriers: Partners

-4.826

-0.855

Plant is Exporting

0.164

3.060

0.159

2.978

Resource Indicators

Workforce with Degree (%)

0.219

1.466

0.136

0.950

Workforce with No Qual. (%)

-0.107

-1.940

-0.107

-2.047

R&D Department in Plant

18.459

5.347

18.789

5.531

R&D in Group

5.318

1.592

4.318

1.309

Integrated IT Cluster

6.425

1.824

6.554

1.893

Quality Oriented Firm

5.677

1.721

6.385

1.956

Resource Barriers: Technology

-6.596

-1.587

-6.901

-1.702

Resource Barriers: Attitudes n

-5.113

-1.020

-5.663

-1.139

Resource Barriers: Lack of Cash

8.270

2.405

7.945

2.401

n

996

1032

Log-L

-3752.09

-3886.1

Note: Each model also included a set of nine industry dummy variables which are not
reported. Details of the 'Integrated IT' and 'Quality Oriented Plant' variables are given
in Annex 1.

Sources: Multi-Regional Database, Tables 1 and 2.

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