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Does technology and innovation management improve market position? Empirical evidence from innovating firms in South Africa

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There is a growing recognition of the central role of technology and knowledge management for market success of organizations. Little is empirically know, however, about this relationship. Drawing on the South African Innovation Survey, a unique dataset on innovative behavior of South African firms in manufacturing and services, this paper investigates the question to what extent and in which ways do technology and innovation management activities affect firms’ market position. Findings show that conducting technology strategy activities pays out. Moreover, especially a combination of internal and external technology audits seems to be beneficial for organizational performance.

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  1. the Department of Organization Studies of Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Leon Oerlemans

  2. the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, the University of Pretoria, South Africa

    Leon Oerlemans

  3. the Department of Technology and Policy, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

    Gerrit Rooks

  4. the Department of Engineering and Technology Management of the University of Pretoria, South Africa

    Tinus Pretorius

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Oerlemans, L., Rooks, G. & Pretorius, T. Does technology and innovation management improve market position? Empirical evidence from innovating firms in South Africa. Know Techn Pol 18, 38–55 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12130-005-1004-0

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