Innovation in the Spanish food & drink industry |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Geographic and Oceanographic Science, Nanjing University, Xianlin Road 163, 210023 Nanjing, China;2. Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands;3. Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Exploitation and Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xianlin Road 163, 210023 Nanjing, China;4. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland |
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| 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. |
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