Does innovativeness matter for international competitiveness in developing countries? The case of Turkish manufacturing industries

ÖZÇELİK E., Taymaz E.

RESEARCH POLICY, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.409-424, 2004 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.09.011
  • Dergi Adı: RESEARCH POLICY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.409-424
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: innovation, R&D, international competitiveness, exports, STATES FOREIGN-TRADE, EXPORT PERFORMANCE, FIRM-LEVEL, TECHNOLOGICAL-DEVELOPMENT, DETERMINANTS, BEHAVIOR, INVESTMENT, KNOWLEDGE, LESSONS, VIEW
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We examine the determinants of export performance of firms in the Turkish manufacturing industry. Prominent differences show up between innovator and non-innovator firms in terms of the impacts of such variables as firm size, advertisement intensities, ownership structures, and composition of employees. Importance of innovations and R&D activities, conduciveness of capital intensity, and insignificance of the real wage are meaningful as far as a rational international competition policy is concerned. Results are suggestive of a technology-oriented and capital-formative development path, if Turkey is to come up with the international competitive standards. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.