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Working Paper #2010-035

Product, process and organizational innovation: drivers, complementarity and productivity effects

Michael Polder, George van Leeuwen, Pierre Mohnen & Wladimir Raymond #2010-035 PDF

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system
of three innovation output equations (product, process and
organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity
equation. We find that ICT investment and usage are important drivers of
innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a
positive effect on product innovation in manufacturing. The strongest
productivity effects are derived from organizational innovation. We find
positive effects of product and process innovation when combined with an
organizational innovation. There is evidence that organizational
innovation is complementary to process innovation.

Keywords
  • Innovation
  • ICT
  • R&D
  • productivity
JEL codes
  • L25
  • O30-033

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Polder, M., van Leeuwen, G., Mohnen, P., & Raymond, W. (2010). Product, process and organizational innovation: drivers, complementarity and productivity effects (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2010-035). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=3975

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