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The effects of research on innovation
Oldach, Daniel (2016) The effects of research on innovation.
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| Abstract: | This research paper investigates the effects of research in private companies on innovation. Based on literature a set of hypothesis was formulated. Basic research is expected to positively influence radical innovation, and applied research is assumed to have a positive effect on incremental innovation. As part of the study, 42 companies in the Netherlands were examined. R&D Managers were asked to fill out an online survey. The findings were consequently analyzed via different statistical tests such as reliability and validity tests. A regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships proposed in the hypotheses. Basic research was found to have a relatively small positive impact on radical innovation, which was however not statistically significant. A significant and slightly positive relationship of applied research on incremental innovation was identified. Limitations in the data, such as non-fulfilled assumptions for regression analysis as well as a small sample size leave room for future research on the topic. In addition, similar research in a different setting has the chance to create interesting, and comparable, findings. Implications for methodologies assuming a relationship between research and innovation, are recognized. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/70209 |
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