Date Available
3-7-2019
Year of Publication
2019
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Agricultural Economics
First Advisor
Dr. Sayed Saghaian
Second Advisor
Dr. Michael R. Reed
Abstract
This paper examines the innovative behavior of agri-food firms located in Central and Eastern Europe. In the literature, empirical analyses on innovation activities of firms focus on various case studies from around the world. However, very few studies explored the innovation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from Central and Eastern Europe’s agri-food sector. The analysis uses the logit estimation method and firm-level data, which are obtained from ERBD-World Bank Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS). Results suggest that firms that spent some proportion of their financial budget on research and development (R&D), had workforce training programs and bought fixed assets are more likely to launch product, process, organizational and marketing innovations.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.026
Recommended Citation
Kussainova, Gaukhar B., "INNOVATION BEHAVIOR OF AGRI-FOOD SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: EMERGING COUNTRIES" (2019). Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics. 71.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/agecon_etds/71
