Characterisation of the Manufacturing Sectors of High and Medium-High Technology Compared with Other Industrial Sectors

Authors

  • Marco Villamizar Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Seccional Bucaramanga
  • Angel Cobo University of Cantabria http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-2003
  • Rocío Rocha University of Cantabria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242017000100005

Keywords:

High Technology, Medium-High Technology, innovation, R&D.

Abstract

This study aims to identify the main characteristics of the activities concentrating on R&D and innovation in the industrial sector of high and medium-high technology, and also the main differences with regard to non technological sectors. In order to do so we use data on 1540 manufacturing companies in Spain in two subgroups according to the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE). The data correspond to the values of 44 variables organised into 5 blocks of activity that have to do with R&D and innovation. The study includes an exploratory-descriptive analysis with the aim of providing information, and evidence of the outstanding characteristics of sectors with more technological components compared with other industrial manufacturing sectors. Although the study refers to Spanish companies, a large proportion of the results are easily transferrable to similar socioeconomic environments.

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Author Biographies

Marco Villamizar, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Seccional Bucaramanga


Angel Cobo, University of Cantabria

Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences at the University of Cantabria

Rocío Rocha, University of Cantabria

Professor in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Cantabria

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Published

2017-04-11

How to Cite

Villamizar, M., Cobo, A., & Rocha, R. (2017). Characterisation of the Manufacturing Sectors of High and Medium-High Technology Compared with Other Industrial Sectors. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 12(1), 39–48. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242017000100005

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Research Articles