Intended Ties with Local Institutions as a Factor in Innovation: An Application to Spanish Manufacturing Firms

摘要

In this paper we seek to check for a number of interactions between firms andexternal environment. We aim to contribute to the discussion on the role of the regionalenvironment in a firm’s innovation performance. We test the statistical significance of anumber of particular interactions between institutions and firm innovation. In particular,we have hypothesized the association between trade and professional institutions,technological centers, and cooperation arrangements and innovation. In contrast withexisting studies, we have provided empirical evidence of the impact of external factorson individual firms