THE IMPACT OF PROPERTY RIGHTS ON INNOVATION: A RESEARCH ON COUNTRY DATA

Year 2025, Issue: 47, 125 - 136, 06.05.2025

İlknur Taştan , Ahmet Konak , Seda Abacıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.18092/ulikidince.1551300

An Erratum to this article was published on July 31, 2025. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ulikidince/issue/94071/1758836

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of property rights on innovation. While many studies analyze the topic at the business level, this study aims to determine the role of property rights in improving innovation performance. The research was conducted based on quantitative research methods using secondary data obtained from various organizations, which are publicly published as innovation indices and datasets referred to as property rights. We conducted correlation and regression analyses using the SPSS software package on both variables published for the year 2022. The analyses have identified a linear and significant relationship between property rights development and innovation indices levels. The regression analysis revealed that these linear relationships are significant. It is vital to develop the elements of property rights as driving forces in the advancement of innovation and to ensure trust in these elements.

Keywords

Inovation , Property Rights , Inovation index , Performance

MÜLKİYET HAKLARININ İNOVASYON ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: ÜLKE VERİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

An Erratum to this article was published on July 31, 2025. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ulikidince/issue/94071/1758836

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, mülkiyet haklarının inovasyon üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Birçok çalışma konuyu işletme düzeyinde analiz ederken, bu çalışmada inovasyon performansını iyileştirmek için mülkiyet haklarının rolünün belirlenmesi hedeflenmiştir. Araştırma nicel araştırma yöntemine dayalı bir şekilde ikincil el veri olarak kabul edilen çeşitli kuruluşlar tarafından toplanan kamuoyunda yayınlanan inovasyon endeksleri ve mülkiyet hakları düzeylerini gösteren veri setleri üzerinden yürütülmüştür. Her iki değişkenin 2022 yılına ilişkin yayınlanan verilerden SPSS yazılım paketi kullanılarak korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri yürütülmüştür. Analizlerde, mülkiyet hakları gelişimi ile inovasyon endeksleri seviyeleri arasında doğrusal ve anlamlı ilişkiler tespit etmiştir. Yapılan regresyon analizi ile bu doğrusal ilişkilerin anlamlı olduğu ortaya konmuştur. İnovasyonun ilerlemesinde itici bir güç olarak mülkiyet hakları unsurlarını geliştirmek ve bu unsurlara olan güveni sağlamak kritik önem taşımaktadır.

Keywords

İnovasyon , Mülkiyet Hakları , İnovasyon indeksi , Performans

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