Bölgesel Girişimcilik Düzeyinin Teknolojik İnovasyon Üzerindeki Etkisi: Türkiye İllerine Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Girişimcilik, işletme biliminin temel araştırma alanlarından biri olarak ekonomik büyüme ve yenilikçi faaliyetlerin itici gücü kabul edilmektedir. Türkiye’de kalkınma ajansları, KOSGEB ve TÜBİTAK gibi kurumların destekleri girişimciliği teşvik etse de illeri kapsayan panel veri yapısı üzerinden girişimcilik ile teknolojik inovasyon arasındaki ilişki literatürde yeterince incelenmemiştir. İllerin gelişmişlik düzeyi, beşerî sermaye yoğunluğu ve yatırım ortamı, bu ilişkinin bölgesel farklılık göstermesine yol açmaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’nin 81 ilini kapsayan girişimcilik düzeyi ile teknolojik inovasyon çıktıları arasındaki etkileşimi panel veri analiziyle incelemektir. Araştırma 2010-2023 dönemini kapsamaktadır. Bağımlı değişken il bazlı patent başvurusu sayısı, bağımsız değişken yeni şirket sayısı, kontrol değişkeni ise kişi başına gayrisafi yurt içi hasıla olarak belirlenmiştir. Analizler STATA 17 ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular, girişimcilik düzeyindeki artışın patent başvurularını anlamlı biçimde artırdığını ve Türkiye’de bölgesel inovasyon kapasitesine önemli katkı sağladığını göstermektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar, girişimciliğin politika yapıcılar açısından girişimcilik ekosistemini güçlendirecek stratejilerin bu kapasitenin artırılmasında kilit rol oynayabileceğine işaret etmektedir. Çalışma, işletme yönetimi ve politika yapıcılar için bilimsel kanıt sunarken ölçüm yalnızca patent verilerine dayalı olduğundan gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalarda farklı inovasyon göstergelerinin dahil edilmesiyle modellerin zenginleştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• İşletme
• Girişimcilik
• İnovasyon
• Bölgesel Kalkınma
• Panel Veri Analizi

The Impact of Regional Entrepreneurship Level on Technological Innovation: An Analysis of the Provinces in Türkiye

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is widely regarded as one of the fundamental research areas in business studies and as a key driver of economic growth and innovation. Although the support of institutions such as development agencies, KOSGEB and TÜBİTAK encourages entrepreneurship in Türkiye, the relationship between entrepreneurship and technological innovation has not been sufficiently examined in the literature through the panel data structure covering the provinces. The level of development of the provinces, human capital density and investment environment cause this relationship to differ regionally. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the interaction between entrepreneurship level and technological innovation outputs covering 81 provinces of Türkiye with panel data analysis. The research covers the period 2010-2023. The dependent variable is the number of patent applications at the province level, the independent variable is the number of new firms, and the control variable is gross domestic product per capita. The analyses were performed with STATA 17. The findings show that the increase in the level of entrepreneurship significantly increased patent applications and made a significant contribution to regional innovation capacity in Türkiye. The results obtained indicate that strategies that will strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem can play a key role in increasing this capacity for entrepreneurship policymakers. While the study provides scientific evidence for business management and policy makers, it is recommended to enrich the models by including different innovation indicators in future research, since the measurement is based only on patent data.

Keywords

• Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Regional Development
• Panel Data Analysis

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