Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability: An Empirical Analysis in Knowledge Intensive Firms

Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability: An Empirical Analysis in Knowledge Intensive Firms

Monica Longo-Somoza
ISBN13: 9781522527169|ISBN10: 1522527168|EISBN13: 9781522527176
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2716-9.ch008
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Longo-Somoza, Monica. "Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability: An Empirical Analysis in Knowledge Intensive Firms." Managerial Strategies for Business Sustainability During Turbulent Times, edited by Ramona-Diana Leon, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 140-159. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2716-9.ch008

APA

Longo-Somoza, M. (2018). Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability: An Empirical Analysis in Knowledge Intensive Firms. In R. Leon (Ed.), Managerial Strategies for Business Sustainability During Turbulent Times (pp. 140-159). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2716-9.ch008

Chicago

Longo-Somoza, Monica. "Knowledge, Innovation, and Profitability: An Empirical Analysis in Knowledge Intensive Firms." In Managerial Strategies for Business Sustainability During Turbulent Times, edited by Ramona-Diana Leon, 140-159. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2716-9.ch008

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

This chapter studies the identification of the profile of knowledge-intensive firms, analyzing if their innovation activity is a characteristic related with their profitability and employing as framework the ‘Resource-based view of the firm (RBV)'. Using a sample of 202 Spanish biotechnology companies, drawn from SABI database, the author has identified these firms' available data until 31st December, 2013. It has been used the cluster analysis methodology rarely employed in the preceding literature to characterise the firms of the sample. The empirical analysis results clarify the profile of the analysed firms, helping stakeholders and policy-makers to understand the dynamics of these kinds of firms and making strategic decisions accordingly over their characteristics. This would help them to grow in an orderly way and, thus, promote socio-economic changes to improve competitiveness and economic growth.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.