Research Article

The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia

Volume: 4 Number: 2 December 1, 2015
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The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia

Abstract

Competition that has been accelerating rapidly in domestic and international markets in last decades compels firms to apply new ideas to their activities in order to increase value on their products and processes. Innovation which is a key driver of a success and survival of enterprises provides them competitive adventure in the markets. Learning processes on radical innovation, which is one of the most valuable innovation types is crucial. In this paper we examined the relationship between radical innovation and type of learning processes learning by doing, learning by training, and learning by searching with using probit model and firm level data BEEPS in relatively less successful innovator countries, namely Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. According to our results, the impact of learning process on making radical innovation varies in the less successful innovator countries. Any of the learning processes do not affect radical innovation in Macedonia while Serbia and Slovenia make radical innovation only with learning by searching. Turkish enterprises are making radical innovation with their top manager’s experience learning by training and their success in export performance learning by doing .

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Industrial Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ahmet Kibar Çetin This is me

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Submission Date

May 12, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Ünlü, H., & Çetin, A. K. (2015). The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 4(2), 123-146. https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA
AMA
1.Ünlü H, Çetin AK. The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. JEIM. 2015;4(2):123-146. https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA
Chicago
Ünlü, Hülya, and Ahmet Kibar Çetin. 2015. “The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia”. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 4 (2): 123-46. https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA.
EndNote
Ünlü H, Çetin AK (December 1, 2015) The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 4 2 123–146.
IEEE
[1]H. Ünlü and A. K. Çetin, “The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia”, JEIM, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 123–146, Dec. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA
ISNAD
Ünlü, Hülya - Çetin, Ahmet Kibar. “The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia”. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 4/2 (December 1, 2015): 123-146. https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA.
JAMA
1.Ünlü H, Çetin AK. The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. JEIM. 2015;4:123–146.
MLA
Ünlü, Hülya, and Ahmet Kibar Çetin. “The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia”. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2015, pp. 123-46, https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA.
Vancouver
1.Hülya Ünlü, Ahmet Kibar Çetin. The Impact of Learning Processes on Radical Innovation in Less Successful Innovator Countries: Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia. JEIM [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1;4(2):123-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48MK97UA