Does innovativeness matter for international competitiveness in developing countries? The case of Turkish manufacturing industries
RESEARCH POLICY, vol.33, no.3, pp.409-424, 2004 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 33 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.09.011
- Journal Name: RESEARCH POLICY
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.409-424
- Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We examine the determinants of export performance of firms in the Turkish manufacturing industry. Prominent differences show up between innovator and non-innovator firms in terms of the impacts of such variables as firm size, advertisement intensities, ownership structures, and composition of employees. Importance of innovations and R&D activities, conduciveness of capital intensity, and insignificance of the real wage are meaningful as far as a rational international competition policy is concerned. Results are suggestive of a technology-oriented and capital-formative development path, if Turkey is to come up with the international competitive standards. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.