Does Internal and External Research and Development Affect Innovation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Evidence from India and Pakistan

Rehman, Naqeeb Ur

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2800101

Cited by 7 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 58 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Research and development added to the on-the-job training would enhance the absorption capacity and stock of knowledge of the enterprises that would induce innovation of the enterprises. The findings of Rehman (2016) conducted in India and those of Abdu and Jibir (2017) in Nigeria corroborate this finding. The study support that R & D has a positive impact on the product and process innovation.…”

Section: Innovation In All-sized Enterprisessupporting

confidence: 69%

Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Enterprise innovation has gained the interest of development policymakers and scholars as the bases for the industrial development. This study comprehensively analyzes the drivers of enterprise innovation in developing countries. The study uses survey data to analyze the determinants of enterprise innovation in Ethiopia using a multivariate probit (MVP) model. For this study, enterprises were grouped into four categories: all-sized, large-sized, medium-sized, and micro-and small-sized enterprises. It appears that engagement in R & D, on-the-job training, and website ownership significantly determine enterprise innovation. This study, unlike previous studies, comprehensively analyzes drivers of innovation by considering enterprises in different sizes and all at the same time. This helps identify factors most relevant for enterprise innovation at all stage which help policymakers get focused on strategy development. Based on the findings, further emphasis on engagement in R & D would help enterprises to become innovative for all categories of enterprises. Furthermore, strengthening the available formal training and diversifying type of the training that is related to skills, knowledge, and techniques that help achieve the long-term objective of the enterprises are worth considering. Enterprises also need to subscribe to different sites that help learn more and access information.

show abstract

Section: Innovation In All-sized Enterprisessupporting

confidence: 69%

Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Bad macroeconomic policies are identified as prime reasons of ineffectiveness of aid in Pakistan (Khan & Ahmed, 2007;Muhammad & Qayyum, 2011). Another possible reason of these results is the weak NIS and low absorptive capacity of Pakistan (Rehman, 2016;Speakman et al, 2012;Zaman, 2018) because scholars reported that weak NIS and absorptive capacity would lower the effectiveness of aid (Feeny & de Silva, 2012).…”

Section: Empirical Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation and Sustainable Development: Does Aid and Political Instability Impede Innovation?

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sound innovation capabilities help the nations not only to capture bigger market shares but also to sustain long-term economic growth. Innovation is of vital importance at all stages of a country’s development as it promotes productivity, value creation, employment, economic growth, and sustainability. Several factors can affect the innovation activities of a country. For example, peaceful and stable environment, effective macroeconomic designs, sound institutional quality, and efficient utilization of resources are of great significance for a country to nourish economic, business, and market activities. Applying the Auto Regressive Distributive Lag approach to cointegration, this study investigates the short- and long-run impacts of aid, political instability, and terrorism upon the innovation of a laggard economy, namely, Pakistan. Our findings reveal that aid, political instability, and terrorism all have adverse impacts on innovation. Results across robustness checks remain the same. This study is of strong policy implications for policymakers, governments and opposition parties, and security and intelligence agencies to develop sound macroeconomic designs and policies, bring harmony for political stability, and curb terrorism, respectively.

show abstract

“…The study of previous research contributions shows a wide coverage of studies. In the Indian context, several industries have been covered which include pharmaceutical (Kumar & Saqib, 1996;Mishra, 2011); manufacturing (Pradeep et al, 2017;Jaisinghani, 2016;Joseph, 2011;Naik et al, 2012;Parameswaran, 2010;Pradhan, 2011;Sharma, 2011), and small and medium enterprises (Rehman, 2016). In the context of Asia, there are studies in Pakistan (Ghaffar & Khan, 2014), Jordan (Freihat & Kanakriyah, 2017), China (Wang, 2011;Zhu & Huang, 2012), Japan (Rao et al, 2013), Taiwan (Hsu et al, 2013) and Iran Khajavi & Sadeghnia, 2016).…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An interesting study by Pradeep et al (2017) finds a spill over effect of investment in R&D on the productivity levels of foreign and Indian manufacturing firms. Rehman (2016) in a cross-country study identifies the positive influence of internal and external R&D expenditures on both product and process innovation. The study by Purkayastha et al (2018) draws a connection between the levels of R&D expenditure and internationalisation.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Lagged R&D Expenses on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from the BSE Healthcare Index

Sinha

Mondal

2020

Colombo Bus. J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The study finds the impact of lagged Research and Development expenditure on financial performance. The investigation analyses 69 pharmaceutical companies included in the BSE healthcare index (India) using secondary data for the period of 2008 to 2017. The two dependent variables which are considered separately are Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE). The two estimated regression models show that both the lagged value and its quadratic term have a significant influence on the accounting-based measures. With regard to the control variables, size and leverage are found to influence negatively whereas liquidity poses a positive effect on these two accounting-based performance measures. The article contributes by highlighting that the true relationship between R&D and financial performance is represented by a U-shaped curve as evident in few other studies.

show abstract

Does Internal and External Research and Development Affect Innovation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Evidence from India and Pakistan

Cited by 7 publications

References 58 publications

Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia

Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia

Innovation and Sustainable Development: Does Aid and Political Instability Impede Innovation?

The Impact of Lagged R&D Expenses on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from the BSE Healthcare Index

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About