Personality and regional innovativeness: An empirical analysis of German patent data

IF 7.5 1区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT
Leonie Reher , Petrik Runst , Jörg Thomä
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Abstract

This paper brings together the literature on regional variability in innovation activity with studies on the role of personality for regional innovativeness. Building on regionally aggregated levels of individual Big Five personality traits obtained from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the Big Five Project, we find that only extraversion has a positive effect on patenting in German regions. This effect is particularly strong in the case of lagging regions. We interpret this finding as an indication of the compensatory role of collaboration for the innovativeness of lagging regions characterized by low levels of business research and development (R&D) and a dominance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which demonstrates the need for place-sensitive policies that consider different modes of innovation and emphasize interregional and intraregional learning.

个性与地区创新能力:德国专利数据的实证分析
本文将有关创新活动地区差异性的文献与有关人格对地区创新性作用的研究结合在一起。根据从德国社会经济小组和五大性格项目中获得的五大性格特征的地区综合水平,我们发现只有外向型性格对德国各地区的专利申请有积极影响。这种影响在落后地区尤为明显。我们将这一发现解释为合作对落后地区创新能力的补偿作用,落后地区的特点是企业研发(R&D)水平低,中小型企业(SMEs)占主导地位,这表明有必要制定地方敏感政策,考虑不同的创新模式,强调地区间和地区内的学习。
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Research Policy
Research Policy MANAGEMENT-
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12.80
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6.90%
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182
期刊介绍: Research Policy (RP) articles explore the interaction between innovation, technology, or research, and economic, social, political, and organizational processes, both empirically and theoretically. All RP papers are expected to provide insights with implications for policy or management. Research Policy (RP) is a multidisciplinary journal focused on analyzing, understanding, and effectively addressing the challenges posed by innovation, technology, R&D, and science. This includes activities related to knowledge creation, diffusion, acquisition, and exploitation in the form of new or improved products, processes, or services, across economic, policy, management, organizational, and environmental dimensions.
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