外文—技术知识资产对创新机会选择的影响.pdfVIP

Research Policy 37 (2008) 1515–1529 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Research Policy j o u rn al h omepage: www.elsevi er.c om /locate/respol The effect of technological knowledge assets on performance: The innovative choice in Spanish firms Nieves Lidia Díaz-Díaz a,∗ , Inmaculada Aguiar-Díaz b,1, Petra De Saá-Pérez c,2 a University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Edificio Departamental de CC.EE. y Empresariales, Módulo D-011, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain b University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Edificio Departamental de CC.EE. y Empresariales, Módulo D-118, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain c University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Edificio Departamental de CC.EE. y Empresariales, Módulo C-316, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between Technological Knowledge Received 7 August 2006 Assets (TKAs) and performance, in the light of making the ‘innovative choice’ that involves Received in revised form 31 May 2008 short-term costs of acquiring or generating the assets but aims at longer term benefits Accepted 5 June 2008 through innovation. To that end, a study of 1267 industrial firms in Spain was carried out Available online 17 July 2008 over a period of 5 years, 1998–2002. The results show that TKAs have a positive indirect effect on financial performance mediated through innovation. They also reveal that TKAs Keywords: