Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment

Little is known about innovation in developing countries, partly because of the lack of comparable and reliable data. Collecting data on firm-level innovation is challenging because of the subjective definition of what determines an innovation, a p...

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Main Authors:	Cirera, Xavier, Muzi, Silvia
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	FOCUS GROUPS MARKETING STRATEGIES INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR DISCUSSION CONTEXT OF INNOVATION INFERENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION EQUIPMENT INTANGIBLE ASSETS KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES BEHAVIORS POLICY FRAMEWORK DIRECT SALES ACCURATE PICTURE OF INNOVATION EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INDICATORS BUSINESS MANAGERS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION ENTERPRISE SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION DIGITALIZATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INFORMATION INNOVATION SURVEYS COPYRIGHTS ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION NEW PRODUCTS INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION BUSINESS MODELS STRUCTURES PRIVATE SECTOR CONCEPT OF INNOVATION INNOVATION OUTCOMES VERIFICATION LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PICTURE OF INNOVATION ONLINE STORE INNOVATION CONCEPTS OPEN ACCESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT INNOVATION INPUTS KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PROCESS INNOVATIONS DATA WORKPLACE INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATION STRATEGIES NEW PRODUCT PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE ASSETS EXPERTS IDEAS MARKETING DOCUMENTS CREATIVE DESTRUCTION COMPETENCIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES CAPITAL ASSETS PROCESS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROCESS ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES PROCESS PRACTICE DATABASES TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE INSIGHTS EFFICIENCY CAPABILITIES INNOVATIVE FIRMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RD INNOVATION EFFORTS HUMAN CAPITAL RELIABILITY BALANCE‐SHEET INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD DELIVERY METHOD INNOVATION  PROCESS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT RESULTS PARTICIPATION ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITIVENESS KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL PROCESSES NETWORKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION NEWSLETTER TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE CORPORATE ALLIANCES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ASSUMPTIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT INNOVATION RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ICT UNDERSTANDING LICENSES SCIENCE FOUNDATION NETWORK BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERFORMANCE INTUITION INNOVATION CONCEPTS FIRM GROWTH NEW” PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGIES EXPERT OPINION USES INNOVATIONS
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spelling	okr-10986-245312021-04-23T14:04:22Z Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment Cirera, Xavier Muzi, Silvia FOCUS GROUPS MARKETING STRATEGIES INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR DISCUSSION CONTEXT OF INNOVATION INFERENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION EQUIPMENT INTANGIBLE ASSETS KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION BEHAVIORS POLICY FRAMEWORK DIRECT SALES ACCURATE PICTURE OF INNOVATION EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INDICATORS BUSINESS MANAGERS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION ENTERPRISE SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION DIGITALIZATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INFORMATION INNOVATION SURVEYS COPYRIGHTS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION NEW PRODUCTS INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS MODELS STRUCTURES PRIVATE SECTOR CONCEPT OF INNOVATION INNOVATION OUTCOMES VERIFICATION LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PICTURE OF INNOVATION ONLINE STORE INNOVATION CONCEPTS OPEN ACCESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT INNOVATION INPUTS KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PROCESS INNOVATIONS DATA WORKPLACE INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATION INDICATORS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION INNOVATION STRATEGIES NEW PRODUCT PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE ASSETS EXPERTS IDEAS MARKETING DOCUMENTS CREATIVE DESTRUCTION COMPETENCIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES CAPITAL ASSETS INNOVATION CONCEPTS PROCESS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROCESS ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES PROCESS PRACTICE DATABASES TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE INSIGHTS EFFICIENCY CAPABILITIES INNOVATIVE FIRMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RD INNOVATION EFFORTS HUMAN CAPITAL RELIABILITY BALANCE‐SHEET INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD DELIVERY METHOD INNOVATION  PROCESS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT RESULTS PARTICIPATION ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITIVENESS KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL CREATIVE DESTRUCTION PROCESSES NETWORKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION NEWSLETTER TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATIVE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DATA COLLECTION CORPORATE ALLIANCES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ASSUMPTIONS EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCT INNOVATION CORPORATE ALLIANCES HUMAN CAPITAL RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ASSETS ICT UNDERSTANDING LICENSES SCIENCE FOUNDATION NETWORK BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERFORMANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTUITION PRODUCT INNOVATION INNOVATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INNOVATION SURVEYS CONCEPTS FIRM GROWTH NEW” PRODUCTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TECHNOLOGIES PROCESS INNOVATION INTANGIBLE ASSETS EXPERT OPINION USES INNOVATIONS Little is known about innovation in developing countries, partly because of the lack of comparable and reliable data. Collecting data on firm-level innovation is challenging because of the subjective definition of what determines an innovation, a problem that is exacerbated in developing countries where innovation is likely to be more incremental and less radical. This paper contributes to the literature by presenting the results of an experiment aiming to identify the survey instrument that better captures firm-level innovation in developing countries. The paper shows that a small set of questions included in a multi-topic, firm-level survey does not provide an accurate picture of firm-level innovation and tends to overestimate innovation rates. Issues related to framing explain some of the unreliability of innovation responses, while cognitive problems do not appear to play a significant role. 2016-06-14T21:20:20Z 2016-06-14T21:20:20Z 2016-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26438301/measuring-firm-level-innovation-using-short-questionnaires-evidence-experiment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24531 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7696 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	FOCUS GROUPS MARKETING STRATEGIES INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR DISCUSSION CONTEXT OF INNOVATION INFERENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION EQUIPMENT INTANGIBLE ASSETS KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION BEHAVIORS POLICY FRAMEWORK DIRECT SALES ACCURATE PICTURE OF INNOVATION EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INDICATORS BUSINESS MANAGERS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION ENTERPRISE SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION DIGITALIZATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INFORMATION INNOVATION SURVEYS COPYRIGHTS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION NEW PRODUCTS INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS MODELS STRUCTURES PRIVATE SECTOR CONCEPT OF INNOVATION INNOVATION OUTCOMES VERIFICATION LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PICTURE OF INNOVATION ONLINE STORE INNOVATION CONCEPTS OPEN ACCESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT INNOVATION INPUTS KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PROCESS INNOVATIONS DATA WORKPLACE INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATION INDICATORS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION INNOVATION STRATEGIES NEW PRODUCT PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE ASSETS EXPERTS IDEAS MARKETING DOCUMENTS CREATIVE DESTRUCTION COMPETENCIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES CAPITAL ASSETS INNOVATION CONCEPTS PROCESS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROCESS ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES PROCESS PRACTICE DATABASES TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE INSIGHTS EFFICIENCY CAPABILITIES INNOVATIVE FIRMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RD INNOVATION EFFORTS HUMAN CAPITAL RELIABILITY BALANCE‐SHEET INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD DELIVERY METHOD INNOVATION  PROCESS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT RESULTS PARTICIPATION ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITIVENESS KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL CREATIVE DESTRUCTION PROCESSES NETWORKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION NEWSLETTER TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATIVE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DATA COLLECTION CORPORATE ALLIANCES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ASSUMPTIONS EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCT INNOVATION CORPORATE ALLIANCES HUMAN CAPITAL RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ASSETS ICT UNDERSTANDING LICENSES SCIENCE FOUNDATION NETWORK BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERFORMANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTUITION PRODUCT INNOVATION INNOVATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INNOVATION SURVEYS CONCEPTS FIRM GROWTH NEW” PRODUCTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TECHNOLOGIES PROCESS INNOVATION INTANGIBLE ASSETS EXPERT OPINION USES INNOVATIONS
spellingShingle	FOCUS GROUPS MARKETING STRATEGIES INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR DISCUSSION CONTEXT OF INNOVATION INFERENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION EQUIPMENT INTANGIBLE ASSETS KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION BEHAVIORS POLICY FRAMEWORK DIRECT SALES ACCURATE PICTURE OF INNOVATION EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INDICATORS BUSINESS MANAGERS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION ENTERPRISE SURVEYS DATA COLLECTION DIGITALIZATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INFORMATION INNOVATION SURVEYS COPYRIGHTS ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION NEW PRODUCTS INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS MODELS STRUCTURES PRIVATE SECTOR CONCEPT OF INNOVATION INNOVATION OUTCOMES VERIFICATION LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PICTURE OF INNOVATION ONLINE STORE INNOVATION CONCEPTS OPEN ACCESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT INNOVATION INPUTS KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PROCESS INNOVATIONS DATA WORKPLACE INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATION INDICATORS INCREMENTAL INNOVATION INNOVATION STRATEGIES NEW PRODUCT PRODUCTIVITY KNOWLEDGE ASSETS EXPERTS IDEAS MARKETING DOCUMENTS CREATIVE DESTRUCTION COMPETENCIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES CAPITAL ASSETS INNOVATION CONCEPTS PROCESS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROCESS ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES PROCESS PRACTICE DATABASES TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE INSIGHTS EFFICIENCY CAPABILITIES INNOVATIVE FIRMS MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY RD INNOVATION EFFORTS HUMAN CAPITAL RELIABILITY BALANCE‐SHEET INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD DELIVERY METHOD INNOVATION  PROCESS DISCUSSIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIVE WORK PRODUCT INNOVATIONS SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT RESULTS PARTICIPATION ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION COMPETITIVENESS KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL CREATIVE DESTRUCTION PROCESSES NETWORKS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION NEWSLETTER TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL INNOVATION OUTPUTS INNOVATIVE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR DATA COLLECTION CORPORATE ALLIANCES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ASSUMPTIONS EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT INNOVATIONS PRODUCT INNOVATION CORPORATE ALLIANCES HUMAN CAPITAL RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ASSETS ICT UNDERSTANDING LICENSES SCIENCE FOUNDATION NETWORK BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERFORMANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INTUITION PRODUCT INNOVATION INNOVATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INNOVATION SURVEYS CONCEPTS FIRM GROWTH NEW” PRODUCTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TECHNOLOGIES PROCESS INNOVATION INTANGIBLE ASSETS EXPERT OPINION USES INNOVATIONS Cirera, Xavier Muzi, Silvia Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7696
description	Little is known about innovation in developing countries, partly because of the lack of comparable and reliable data. Collecting data on firm-level innovation is challenging because of the subjective definition of what determines an innovation, a problem that is exacerbated in developing countries where innovation is likely to be more incremental and less radical. This paper contributes to the literature by presenting the results of an experiment aiming to identify the survey instrument that better captures firm-level innovation in developing countries. The paper shows that a small set of questions included in a multi-topic, firm-level survey does not provide an accurate picture of firm-level innovation and tends to overestimate innovation rates. Issues related to framing explain some of the unreliability of innovation responses, while cognitive problems do not appear to play a significant role.
format	Working Paper
author	Cirera, Xavier Muzi, Silvia
author_facet	Cirera, Xavier Muzi, Silvia
author_sort	Cirera, Xavier
title	Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
title_short	Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
title_full	Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
title_fullStr	Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring Firm-Level Innovation Using Short Questionnaires : Evidence from an Experiment
title_sort	measuring firm-level innovation using short questionnaires : evidence from an experiment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26438301/measuring-firm-level-innovation-using-short-questionnaires-evidence-experiment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24531
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