Are in-house and outsourcing innovation strategies interlinked? Evidence from the European agri-food sector
| dc.creator | Materia, Valentina | |
| dc.creator | Pascucci, Stefano | |
| dc.creator | Dries, Liesbeth | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T19:23:59Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T09:53:27Z | |
| dc.description | The paper investigates the determinants of innovation strategies in the agri-food sector and the potential complementarity of these strategies. Innovation strategies are distinguished as in-house and outsourcing. The choice between strategies is motivated by transaction cost minimization, property rights appropriation and optimization of firms’ resources and competences. A bivariate probit model is implemented using cross-section data on 1,393 agri-food firms in seven EU countries. Results show that: decisions to innovate in-house or to outsource are not interlinked; high quality human resources and the use of ICT influence both the decision to innovate in-house and outsourcing, while organizational aspects, especially those related to decision-making within the firm, are relevant only for in-house innovation. Finally, we also find that large and internationalized firms are more likely to innovate in-house. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.212449 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212449/files/Materia-Are%20in-house%20and%20outsourcing%20innovation%20strategies%20interlinked%20Evidence-465.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212449 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/613341 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212449 | |
| dc.title | Are in-house and outsourcing innovation strategies interlinked? Evidence from the European agri-food sector | |
| dc.type | Text |