Abstract

We explore the innovation-enabling factors in young innovative companies (YICs) considering different elements of firm-specific absorptive capacity along with factors related to the industrial structure. Evidence from Italian YICs, known as innovative start-ups whose creation was prompted by the Start-up Act in 2012, shows that absorptive capacity factors matter with differences for product and process innovation. Moreover, the configuration of the industry context remarkably shape innovation, providing implications for policy-makers seeking to improve the national competitiveness by sustaining new ventures of high technological value.

中文翻译：

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创新型初创企业的微观计量经济学分析：公司特定因素和行业背景在创新倾向中的作用

摘要

我们探讨了年轻创新型公司（YIC）中的创新支持因素，其中考虑了公司特定吸收能力的不同要素以及与产业结构相关的因素。意大利YIC（被称为创新型初创企业）的证据是受2012年《启动法》的推动而创建的，表明吸收能力因素对产品和工艺创新的差异至关重要。此外，行业环境的配置显着地影响了创新，为寻求通过维持高技术价值的新企业来提高国家竞争力的决策者带来了启示。