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Innovation Activities in the Spanish Food and Drink Industry

Garcia Martinez, Marian, Briz, Julian (2000) Innovation Activities in the Spanish Food and Drink Industry. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 3 (2). pp. 155-175. ISSN 1096-7508. (doi:10.1016/S1096-7508(00)00033-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10196)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1096-7508(00)00033-1

Abstract

This article examines the innovative performance of the Spanish Food & Drink Industry (F&DI). Results highlight the ‘evolutionary’ rather than ‘revolutionary’ nature of innovation activities in the Spanish F&DI. However, the adoption of ‘defensive/imitative’ strategies by Spanish F&D manufacturers raises important questions given the current manufacturer-retailer relationship with an increasing emphasis on innovation by food retailers when accepting/rejecting new products. The paper stresses the importance of in-house technological capabilities in innovation performance with a higher probability for Spanish F&D firms to be ‘truly’ innovative the higher their technological autonomy level.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/S1096-7508(00)00033-1
Subjects: S Agriculture
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Marian Garcia
Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2009 07:45 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10196 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Garcia Martinez, Marian: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2689-2417
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