Table 6 The description of the firm variables used in the estimations
From: The impact of cultural diversity on firm innovation: evidence from Dutch micro-data
Firm related variables | Description of the variables |
|---|---|
Firm is an innovator in 2000-2002 | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the firm reported any innovation in 2000-2002 |
Firm innovated new products in 2000-2002 | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the firm innovated new products/services or significantly improved existing products/services in 2000-2002 |
Firm innovated new processes in 2000-2002 | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the firm innovated new processes or significantly improved the existing processes in 2000-2002 |
Number of sampled employees per firm | Number of employees in a firm |
Firm is part of a group | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the firm is part of a company group |
Headquarters is abroad | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the headquarters of a firm are located outside of the Netherlands |
Openness to change | A dummy variable equal to ‘1’ if the firm has applied organizational changes with respect to its operations in 2000-2002 |
Obstacles: Lack of personnel | A Likert scale from 1-7; 0 = no problem, 1 = minor, and 7 = severe: Lack of personnel has been reported as an obstacle to innovations of a firm in 2000-2002 |
Obstacles: Lack of technology | A Likert scale from 1-7; 0 = no problem, 1 = minor, and 7 = severe: Lack of technology has been reported as an obstacle to innovations of a firm in 2000-2002 |
Prepared knowledge strategy | A Likert scale from 0-2; 0 = No strategy, and 2 = Firm has a strategy: Firm has prepared a knowledge management strategy in 2000-2002 |