Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis

The paper explores the patterns of business investment in research and development (R&D) using evidence from companies in South Africa, in comparison with indicators for a number of other countries. This study covers the period 2006–2016, the studied companies were grouped by the amount of R&am...

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Main Authors: Galina Shirokova, Liudmila Ivvonen, Elena Gafforova
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Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2019-09-01
Series:Foresight and STI Governance
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Online Access:https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19194
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description The paper explores the patterns of business investment in research and development (R&D) using evidence from companies in South Africa, in comparison with indicators for a number of other countries. This study covers the period 2006–2016, the studied companies were grouped by the amount of R&D expenditures (BERD), the number of reports on research performance for the first and last years of monitoring. A typical characteristic of private sector R&D activities is the uneven distribution of resources in space and time. The major financial and other assets are concentrated within few large companies from a limited number of industries, while the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises invest in R&D projects only sporadically, for a period of no more than two consequential years. Firms that perform R&D for longer periods invest in R&D incrementally and remain more persistent than enterprises performing less R&D for shorter time periods. In view of the common nature of a number of patterns, these observations suggest different approaches to policies supporting R&D performance in the business sector not only in South Africa, but also in other countries.
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spelling doaj-art-2e3c9346a5d34bf694841b3c195f15c82025-08-20T03:16:42ZengNational Research University Higher School of EconomicsForesight and STI Governance2500-25972019-09-0113310.17323/2500-2597.2019.3.62.76Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic CrisisGalina Shirokova0Liudmila Ivvonen1Elena Gafforova2St. Petersburg University, 3 Volkhovsky pereulok, St. Petersburg, 199004, RussiaSt. Petersburg University, 3 Volkhovsky ln, St. Petersburg 199004, Russian FederationFar Eastern Federal University, 8 Sukhanova str., Vladivostok 690091, Russian Federation The paper explores the patterns of business investment in research and development (R&D) using evidence from companies in South Africa, in comparison with indicators for a number of other countries. This study covers the period 2006–2016, the studied companies were grouped by the amount of R&D expenditures (BERD), the number of reports on research performance for the first and last years of monitoring. A typical characteristic of private sector R&D activities is the uneven distribution of resources in space and time. The major financial and other assets are concentrated within few large companies from a limited number of industries, while the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises invest in R&D projects only sporadically, for a period of no more than two consequential years. Firms that perform R&D for longer periods invest in R&D incrementally and remain more persistent than enterprises performing less R&D for shorter time periods. In view of the common nature of a number of patterns, these observations suggest different approaches to policies supporting R&D performance in the business sector not only in South Africa, but also in other countries. https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19194economic crisisinnovationRussiaperformancesmall and medium enterprisesstrategic entrepreneurship
spellingShingle Galina Shirokova
Liudmila Ivvonen
Elena Gafforova
Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
Foresight and STI Governance
economic crisis
innovation
Russia
performance
small and medium enterprises
strategic entrepreneurship
title Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
title_full Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
title_fullStr Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
title_full_unstemmed Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
title_short Strategic Entrepreneurship in Russia during Economic Crisis
title_sort strategic entrepreneurship in russia during economic crisis
topic economic crisis
innovation
Russia
performance
small and medium enterprises
strategic entrepreneurship
url https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19194
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