Title :
Research and development investments and performance in high technology industries: some evidence from semiconductor firms
Author :
Garraffo, Francesco M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage., Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of an empirical study of research and development in the semiconductor industry, The study aims to better understand the relationship between R&D investments and firm´s performance in a turbulent competitive environment. Following an original approach that involves the use of an appropriate time order among variables considered, differences in R&D performance and effects to firms´ performance are shown. To explain these differences a series of insights are proposed
Keywords :
commerce; electronics industry; investment; research and development management; R&D performance; appropriate time order; corporate performance; empirical study; high technology industries; research and development investments; semiconductor firms; turbulent competitive environment; Costs; Elasticity; Electronics industry; Flexible manufacturing systems; Industrial relations; Investments; Marketing and sales; Research and development; Semiconductor device manufacture; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000. ICMIT 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6652-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2000.917339
