Unravelling the drivers of technological innovations in the Czech Republic: Do international technological linkages matter?  

作　　者：Samuel Amponsah Odei Michael Karikari Appiah 

机构地区：[1]Department of Economics,Faculty of Informatics and Management,University of Hradec Kralove,Hradec Kralove,50003,Czech Republic [2]School of Sustainable Development,University of Environment and Sustainable Development,Somanya,00233,Ghana

出　　处：《International Journal of Innovation Studies》2023年第1期32-46,共15页国际创新研究学报（英文）

摘　　要：This study aims to investigate the main factors driving technological innovation within firms in the manufacturing and service sectors of the Czech Republic.We apply a binary logistic regression model to cross-sectional data from 502 firms,obtained from the World Bank Enterprise Survey.The results of our empirical investigation show that certain elements of the business environment,such as the tax rate,serve as significant obstacles to firms’product innovations.The results also confirm that international technological linkagesdmeasured by international quality certificates and foreign technology licensesdaffect technological innovations.Moreover,we found that internal R&D activities positively impact technological innovation across all sectors;contrarily,we found that process innovation in the manufacturing sector is positively influenced by foreign technology licenses and business association membership.Process innovations in the service sector are positively correlated with external R&D and financing from banking institutions.Finally,business association membership does not positively influence technological innovation in the service sector.Our findings have salient implications for firm managers,policymakers,and scholars aiming to explore and improve innovation outcomes in transitional economies.

关 键 词：Technological innovations Government subsidies Foreign technology license External knowledge Intellectual property rights International quality certificate Czech Republic 

分 类 号：F49[经济管理—产业经济] F273.1[自动化与计算机技术—控制理论与控制工程] TP18[自动化与计算机技术—控制科学与工程]