Impacto de la innovación en el desempeño de las empresas ecuatorianas en el periodo 2012-2014.

Abstract

This research studies how innovation influences the performance of companies, distinguishing between the different types of innovation (radical, organizational and new processes). This work used the National Survey of Innovation Activities of Ecuador, the same one that is provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The methodology used is multiple linear regression because the data is cross-sectional and the dependent variable is quantitative. The results show that in the Ecuadorian case, radical innovation, new processes, and organizational innovation have a positive influence on business performance, which is measured by sales, in addition to the control variables that were considered (age, economic sector, financing, and the index of intellectual protection methods) are positive and significant. With this, it was possible to verify that when an Ecuadorian company adopts the aforementioned innovations, it is evident that its business performance increases, it is worth mentioning that it was also observed that over time they become more stable and attractive in the market.