The Impacts of Firms' Research and Development Capacities on Innovation Development

Year 2025, Volume: 59 Issue: 4, 909 - 924, 08.10.2025

Saim Aydın , Erdinç Koç

https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1703375

Abstract

Purpose: The main objective of this study is to measure the effects of R&D capacities of firms operating in Türkiye, registered in Borsa Istanbul and having R&D centers on innovation development.
Methodology: In this research, the panel data analysis technique is applied. In this research, innovation (defined as the total number of patent, utility model, design, and trademark filings) is considered the dependent variable. The intensity of R&D expenditures and the number of personnel engaged in R&D activities serve as independent variables, while firm age is treated as a control variable
Findings: As a result of the analysis, it was determined that both the number of personnel working in R&D activities and the intensity of R&D expenditures had a positive but not significant effect on innovation.
Originality: As far as the authors’ is aware, no research has been carried out at the firm level concerning the impact of the workforce employed in R&D centers on innovation. This study adds to the existing body of knowledge by investigating the influence of firms' R&D capabilities on innovation advancement through the number of personnel engaged in R&D activities.

Keywords

Innovation , R&D Personnel , R&D Intensity , Firm Age , Firm Size , Panel Data Analysis

Firmaların Araştırma ve Geliştirme Kapasitelerinin İnovasyon Geliştirme Üzerindeki Etkileri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren, Borsa İstanbul'a kayıtlı ve Ar-Ge merkezi olan firmaların Ar-Ge kapasitelerinin inovasyon geliştirme üzerindeki etkilerini ölçmektir.
Yöntem: Bu araştırmada panel veri analizi tekniği uygulanmıştır. Bu araştırmada inovasyon (patent, faydalı model, tasarım ve ticari marka başvurularının toplam sayısı olarak tanımlanmaktadır) bağımlı değişken olarak ele alınmaktadır. Ar-Ge harcamalarının yoğunluğu ve Ar-Ge faaliyetlerinde çalışan personel sayısı bağımsız değişkenler olarak, firma yaşı ise kontrol değişkeni olarak ele alınmıştır.
Bulgular: Analiz sonucunda, hem Ar-Ge faaliyetlerinde çalışan personel sayısının hem de Ar-Ge harcamaları yoğunluğunun inovasyona pozitif yönlü fakat anlamlı bir etkide bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir.
Özgünlük: Yazarların bildiği kadarıyla, Ar-Ge merkezlerinde istihdam edilen işgücünün inovasyon üzerindeki etkisine ilişkin firma düzeyinde herhangi bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu çalışma, firmaların Ar-Ge yeteneklerinin Ar-Ge faaliyetlerinde çalışan personel sayısı aracılığıyla inovasyonun ilerlemesi üzerindeki etkisini araştırarak mevcut bilgi birikimine katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

: İnovasyon , Ar-Ge Personeli , Ar-Ge Yoğunluğu , Firma Yaşı , Firma Büyüklüğü , Panel Veri Analizi

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