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The influence of the regional context on firms’ innovation patterns: evidence from Ecuador
Author:
Juan Fernández y Pablo Reyes
Published by:
Solange Jaramillo
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Fernández, Juan y Pablo Reyes. 2019. The influence of the regional context on firms’ innovation patterns: evidence from Ecuador. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 32: 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2019.1671586
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537325.2019.1671586?journalCode=ctas20
Summary:
Using data from the Ecuadorean Innovation Survey of 2015, this paper identifies the innovation patterns that can be found in Ecuador. In addition, we analyse the influence of the regional innovation systems in determining these patterns. The results show that there are six differentiated patterns of innovation, although they all are related to the adoption and imitation of technologies. Finally, we observe that different regional characteristics condition the way in which firms organise innovation.