Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/127024 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2015-06
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Makati City
Abstract: 
Private firms invest in physical capital and human resource but they are also advised to invest in innovations to be more productive and profitable. Innovations refer to the development, deployment, and economic utilization of new products, processes, and services. It is important for firms to know whether investment in innovations is investment well-spent. Our empirical results provided an affirmative response to the question raised in this paper: "Does innovation mediate good firm performance?" Product and process innovations lead to increase in sales and profits and improve labor productivity. The paper also showed that firm size, age, and foreign equity are important factors leading firms to innovate.
Subjects: 
innovation
Philippines
process innovation
product innovation
firm performance
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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