Technological Innovation and the Market Value of Firms

Madan Annavarjula, Ramesh Mohan, and Sam Beldona 

Department of Management, Bryant University Smithfield, RI 02917, USA

Abstract

Most previous research in this area has conceptualized innovation through one or more dimensions of a firm’s innovative capability such as R&D of a firm. The measurement of the construct has thus reflected this narrow conceptualization with a single measure such as R&D expenditure of a firm being the most often used proxy. This study utilizes a broader definition of organizational innovation capabilities that includes the generation, dissemination and strength of innovative activity in a firm. Such a composite measure is then used to predict market value of a firm. The unique features of this study are that it uses multiple indicators of firm innovation, it uses 10 year cross sectional, longitudinal data on a firm’s innovation profile

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