Political institutional structure influences on innovative activity

J. Christian Broberg; Alexander McKelvie; Jeremy C. Short; David J. Ketchen; William P. Wan

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.05.014

Political institutional structure influences on innovative activity

J. Christian Broberg, Alexander McKelvie, Jeremy C. Short, David J. Ketchen, William P. Wan

Whitman School of Management

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This study draws upon previous research on political institutions to examine country-level measures of innovative activity over a ten-year period within 24 developed nations. Investigating the relationship between political institutional structures and two types of innovative activity (i.e., basic and applied) reveals that political institutions have an important role in determining the number and nature of innovative opportunities for firms and entrepreneurs. Findings suggest that countries with political institutional structures characterized by weak state authority and corporatist societies generate greater levels of basic innovative activity. Further, national political institutions typified by strong state authority and corporatist societies were found to create higher levels of applied innovative activity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2574-2580
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Business Research
Volume	66
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.05.014
State	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Applied research
Basic research
Innovative activity
National innovation systems
Political institutional structures

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Marketing

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