The relationship between technology, innovation, and firm performance—Empirical evidence from e-business in Europe

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• 作者：Philipp Koellinger
• 关键词：Information technology ; Innovation ; Firm performance
• 刊名：Research Policy
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：September 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：37
• 期：8
• 页码：1317-1328
• 全文大小：371 K

文摘

This article analyzes the relationship between the usage of Internet-based technologies, different types of innovation, and performance at the firm level. Data for the empirical investigation originates from a sample of 7302 European enterprises. The empirical results show that Internet-based technologies were an important enabler of innovation in the year 2003. It was found that all studied types of innovation, including Internet-enabled and non-Internet-enabled product or process innovations, are positively associated with turnover and employment growth. Firms that rely on Internet-enabled innovations are at least as likely to grow as firms that rely on non-Internet-enabled innovations. Finally, it was found that innovative activity is not necessarily associated with higher profitability. Possible reasons for this and implications are discussed.