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Factors and taxonomy of technology purchase ( TP ) by internationalized innovative companies in peripheral E uropean regions
Author(s) -
JordáBorrell Rosa,
RuizRodríguez Francisca,
GonzálezRelaño Reyes
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12172
Subject(s) - business , taxonomy (biology) , key (lock) , technology transfer , marketing , industrial organization , business administration , computer science , ecology , biology , computer security , international trade
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.