Open AccessCan differences in innovativeness between European cross-border regions be explained by factors impeding cross-border business interaction?
Author(s) -
Sabine Neuberger,
H.W. Saatkamp,
A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink,
Dietrich Darr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0258591
Subject(s) - operationalization , economic geography , corporate governance , cross cultural , cronbach's alpha , business , international business , variables , regional science , survey data collection , marketing , geography , political science , economics , computer science , management , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , finance , service (business) , law , machine learning
Business interaction is important for innovation performance but may be challenging in cross-border regions. The objective of this research was to investigate the relation between factors that define cross-border business interaction and innovativeness. From the cross-border regional innovation systems literature, we operationalized thirty-five factors which potentially influence cross-border business interaction; these factors concern availability of science and knowledge bases, socio-cultural proximity, accessibility, institutional set-up, and governance. We conducted a survey focusing on these factors and analyzed the data using Cronbach’s alpha and linear regression. The cross-border interaction factors identified in the survey results served as independent variables and the differences in innovativeness levels in different European cross-border regions served as our dependent variable. This study confirmed that differences in innovativeness levels between countries can be related to factors hindering cross-border business interaction.