Resumen

PILAMUNGA-SHACA, Danny Eduardo  y  GUEVARA-ROSERO, Grace Carolina. Determinants of the Adoption of Innovation in Ecuador. Rev Politéc. (Quito) [online]. 2020, vol.46, n.2, pp.49-62. ISSN 2477-8990.  https://doi.org/10.33333/rp.vol46n2.05.

Using a 2-stage binary choice estimation, the factors that motivate firms to adopt previously developed innovations in products and processes are determined. A database of 8 025 Ecuadorian firms from the National Survey of Science, Technology and Innovation Activities, in its 2009-2011 and 2012-2014 editions, is used. The results show that the firm's cognitive resource, collaborative attitudes with customers and suppliers and the communication channels have a positive impact on the adoption of innovation. The size of the firm has a U-shaped relation with the adoption of innovation while the level of exports does not have any effect.

Palabras clave : Adoption; Innovation; Diffusion; Knowledge; Products; Processes.

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