INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING, FINANCE AND SOCIAL TAXATION (IJAFST)
Economic and Accounting Performance of Greek Innovative Firms through Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship
E-ISSN: 2316-422X
P-ISSN: 3982-0997
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/1640
In modern industrial sectors, the margins for companies‘ development constantly shrink, urging a rise in R and D and various sections‘ expenditures. Throughout this phase, the role of innovative firms has submerged, especially via the knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Knowledge-based entrepreneurship can potentially benefit companies performing in the high-tech sectors, in terms of economic performance and financial management. Research‘s main focus shifts to Greek high-tech industrial market and more specifically to innovative firms and companies seeking to capitalize various economic factors to boost economic performance. For this purpose, sample was collected from high-tech innovative firms during 2009-2012, regarding economic and demographic stats, as well as information about their staff members. Methodological framework of the paper consists of cluster analysis, likelihood estimation methodology and regression analysis. As a result, the research concluded that, staff members of high-tech companies with high levels of technical knowledge led to increased financial and economic performance, in comparison to companies in the same industrial sector, employing less technically qualified staff.
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