Title :
Modeling innovation: Determinants of innovativeness and the impact of innovation on firm performance
Author :
Gunday, G. ; Ulusoy, G. ; Kilic, K. ; Alpkan, L.
Author_Institution :
Turkish Inst. for Ind. Manage. (TUSSIDE), Kocaeli
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to report on the method, analysis, and conclusions concerning two research questions formulated as: What are the determinants of innovation at firm level?rdquo and ldquowhat is the impact of innovation on firm performance?rdquo The results are based on an empirical study covering 184 manufacturing firms in the Northern Marmara region within Turkey. A comprehensive and integrated innovation model is presented composed of two sub-models proposed in line with the two research questions posed. Results and conclusions are presented.
Keywords :
innovation management; manufacturing industries; Turkey; firm performance; innovation determinants; manufacturing firms; Employment; Engineering management; Innovation management; Instruments; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Marketing and sales; Performance analysis; Technological innovation; Technology management; Determinants of Innovativeness; Firm Performance; Integrated Innovation Model; Manufacturing Industry; Performance Indicators;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2008. ICMIT 2008. 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2329-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2330-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654462
