RT Journal Article
T1 Barriers to Innovation: Experience of Ecuadorian Small and Medium Entreprises
A1 Simbaña Taipe, Luis Enrique
A1 Villamil Jaramillo, Jimena Alexandra
A1 Taimal Méndez, Laura Lucia
A1 Rodeiro-Pazos, David
K1 Innovation barriers
K1 SMEs
K1 Competitiveness
K1 Logit
K1 Panel data
AB The innovation barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises affect their innovative process and influence their company development. In this empirical work, we analyze the cost, market, and knowledge barriers that impede or delay the development of innovative activities and projects in Ecuadorian SMEs. A logit estimation model uses fixed-effects panel data on a sample of 5,205 SMEs during the period from 2009–2014. The results show that small and young companies are more vulnerable to the perceived barriers of cost and knowledge. This is mainly due to high innovation costs and a lack of skilled staff that restricts organizational growth and market competitiveness.
PB Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru)
SN 2078-9424
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40438
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40438
LA eng
NO Simbaña-Taipe, L. E., Villamil-Jaramillo, J. A., Taimal-Mendez, L. L., & Rodeiro-Pazos, D. (2021). Barriers to Innovation: Experience of Ecuadorian Small and Medium Entreprises. Journal of Business, Universidad Del Pacífico (Lima, Peru), 13(1), 52-71. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21678/jb.2021.1472
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026