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Non-technological innovations in Chilean agricultural firms: what motivates the decision to innovate and the propensity of innovation?

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Innovations are divided into four types: product, process, marketing and organizational (OECD, 2007). An extensive body of literature on the introduction of technological innovations in Chilean agricultural firms focuses on PP (product and process), but it is very limited with respect to groups of firms and non-technological innovations (MO, marketing and organization). The main objective of this article is to estimate the decision to innovate and the propensity to innovate in non-technological domains in Chilean agricultural firms. A zero-inflated count model is used to estimate, in a combined fashion, both innovation decisions and the propensity to innovate. Two versions of the Encuesta Nacional de Innovación (National Innovation Survey) were merged (2010 and 2012), and 403 agricultural firms were identified. Among the main results, the number of employees and the level of imports are found to positively impact the propensity to innovate in MO. Variables such as cooperation and networking with customers and suppliers are found to help push Chilean agricultural firms into innovative activity.Hay cuatro tipos de innovaciones descritas: en producto, procesos, marketing y organización (OECD, 2007). Existe extensa literatura sobre la introducción de innovaciones tecnológicas en empresas agrícolas chilenas concentradas en PP (productos y procesos), pero es muy limitada en grupos de firmas y en innovaciones no tecnológicas, MO (marketing y organización). El objetivo principal de este trabajo es estimar la decisión y propensión de la actividad innovadora no-tecnológica en las empresas agrícolas chilenas. Se utiliza un modelo de Conteo Inflado con Ceros para estimar tanto la decisión como la propensión de innovar de manera combinada. Se fusionan dos versiones de la Encuesta Nacional de Innovación, 2010 y 2012, y se identifican 403 empresas agrícolas chilenas. De los principales resultados se destaca que la cantidad de empleados y el nivel de exportaciones afectan positivamente la propensión de la innovación en MO. La cooperación, las redes con clientes y proveedores son variables que empujan a las empresas agrícolas chilenas a una primera actividad innovadora.

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