Factors and taxonomy of technology purchase ( TP ) by internationalized innovative companies in peripheral E uropean regions

The TP of 193 internationalized innovative firms/establishments in A ndalusia is studied with the data from a self‐designed survey. The objectives: to identify the key variables of TP and technology adoption and to obtain a taxonomy of firms, thus enabling the study of the capacity to absorb technology and to transfer this to the regional market. This paper provides the key variables of TP , which are organizational capacity and the development of own technology. It has been established that the purchase of machinery predominates and that technology transfer has a limited effect in the region. It is noted that the classifications of P avitt and S oete and M iozzo are not consistent with the performance of these firms in peripheral E uropean regions.