Is there a virtuous circle relationship between innovation activities and exports? A comparison of food and agricultural firms

Alarcón, Silverio; Sánchez, Mercedes

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.02.004

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“…Firms competing in international markets are under intense innovation pressure to remain competitive (Kirner et al, 2009). Hence, export intensity might act as an incentive to improve innovation performance through collaborative innovation (Alarcón and Sánchez, 2016).…”

Section: Alliance Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

2017

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Research has demonstrated the value of external linkages to augment in-house R&D efforts; however, very little is known about how managers can operationally leverage the potential benefits of open innovation to create an innovative edge. This paper examines the value of alliance portfolio diversity and whether R&D human capital is the pathway through which alliance portfolio diversity influences innovation novelty. We reason that the absorptive capacity of R&D human capital alliance portfolios. Using data from the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for the period 2005 2012, results support the curvilinear (inverted U-shaped) association between alliance portfolio diversity and firm innovation performance reported in studies, suggesting that not only too little, but also too much alliance portfolio diversity may be detrimental to firm innovation performance. Findings emphasise the value of alliance portfolio diversity in high-technology industries to achieve explorative performance objectives, given the technological complexity, market uncertainty and the divergent skill sets required for breakthrough innovations in these sectors. Further, we find evidence that R&D human capital plays an important role in innovation novelty by partially mediating the relationship between alliance partner diversity and firm innovation performance, emphasising the importance of internal capabilities to harness external knowledge assets.This study provides valuable insights to managers aiming to increase the effectiveness of their alliance portfolios.

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Section: Alliance Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

2017

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“…In Spain, in relation to the agri-food industry are the studies by [31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. Among the most recent studies, Arias et al [37] carried out a characterization of the companies in this industry according to the obstacles to innovation.…”

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Determining Factors of Innovative Performance: Case Studies in Extremaduran Agri-Food Companies

2020

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The agri-food industry plays an important role in the manufacturing industry in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain). The main objective of this study is to identify which business factors influence the success of the innovative performance in this regional industry. We proposed a novel theoretical model in which we analyzed the effect of six business variables. Using a multiple-case study, five in-depth interviews were carried out to measure the level of importance that managers gave to each of the variables. The study validated the proposed model in which all the contrasted variables (Management, Strategy, Structure, Culture, Climate, and Market Orientation) had a great weight for the achievement of the innovative performance. The study contributes to the promotion of the capacities and competences of the agri-food companies’ managers for the development of innovative activities favoring the knowledge, the external visibility, and the competitiveness of the companies. It is also useful for Public Administrations when developing policies to promote and encourage innovation in a sector of vital importance in the rural and regional development of this Spanish region.

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“…Factors related to innovative, sustainable and oriented to succession in family farming strategies have already been addressed (Suess-Reyes and Fuetsch, 2016). The interrelation between the decisions of innovation and exports for food and agricultural companies, as such, can be the source to competitive advantage (Alarcón and Sánchez, 2016). There is a difference of performance of large and small farms in the analysis of the role of collaboration in innovation contribution (González-Benito et al., 2016).…”

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Performance, farmer perception, and the routinisation (RO) moderation on ERP post-implementation

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This study discusses the perceptions of the routinisation effects on the post-implementation and post-adoption of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) in farms. A theoretical model and nine hypotheses were proposed using factors according to the literature of resource-based view (RBV) approach and on the ERP impact on farm performance perceptions. This study contributes to the literature by testing empirically the moderation effect of routinisation on the RBV. A qualitative interview was applied to larger farmers where ERP was already in use and for the quantitative approach a sample of 448 answers was collected composed of 74% grain farmers, 14% cattle raising and milk producers, and 13% sugar cane and fruits farmers. The results reveal that the model explains 63% of the variation in the impact on farm performance. Our results show that routinisation moderates only the relationship between the impact on internal operations with impact on farm performance. The conclusions confirm the necessity to expand the RBV approach to the farmer perceptions, exploring other factors like the benefits and the impact of natural resources in the routinisation process. Finally, we propose a discussion of the development of Agriculture 4.0 in a resource-based view for the development of competitive advantage in the context of farms.

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Is there a virtuous circle relationship between innovation activities and exports? A comparison of food and agricultural firms

Cited by 25 publications

References 63 publications

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Capturing value from alliance portfolio diversity: The mediating role of R&D human capital in high and low tech industries

Determining Factors of Innovative Performance: Case Studies in Extremaduran Agri-Food Companies

Performance, farmer perception, and the routinisation (RO) moderation on ERP post-implementation

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