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Year: 2013 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 23 | Page No.: 7501-7505
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.7501.7505
Routines, Cluster and Innovation
Shue Wu, Weizhou Zhong and Zhenlei Huang

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between firms' innovative behavior and firm/cluster level routines. Specifically, the firm level factors are firms’ age and innovative routines and cluster level factors are number of firms in the same industry. We test a few hypotheses based on different theories by the use of data from auto parts manufacturers. The results show that firm's age is an indicator of slack resources and has positive effects on their innovation; Firm’s R and D routines matter in firm's innovation. Meanwhile, we find that cluster can promote general firms’ innovation but they will harm the innovative firms’ innovative behavior. These results contribute to our understanding of firms’ innovsation.

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Shue Wu, Weizhou Zhong and Zhenlei Huang, 2013. Routines, Cluster and Innovation. Information Technology Journal, 12: 7501-7505.

Keywords: Resources, routines, cluster and innovation

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