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Knowledge, Location, and Internationalization: Empirical Evidence for Manufacturing SMEs

This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs two probit models based on survey of about 3,000 firms. The results reveal that the outputs of SMEs’ innovative activities—i.e., product innovations and patent applications—enhance exporting propensity as expected. Nevertheless, the input-side indicator—R&D intensity—appears to exert no impact. Further, the locational factor proximity to research institutions promotes SMEs’ engagement in exporting. Regarding the determinants of selective relocations abroad, the findings show that SMEs with a high degree of R&D are less likely to separate production from other operations and relocate it abroad. An article by Anna Lejpras.

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Erschienen in: DIW Diskussionspapiere/ Discussion Papers 1229
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