کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5059982 | 1371795 | 2013 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We study the impact of individual risk attitude on the relationship between product innovation and firm performance, in a model of firm growth with endogenous product selection. We exploit a unique dataset collecting firm-level data on new product introductions and individual attitudes towards risk elicited from a lottery.Empirical evidence shows that the introduction of a new product affects firm growth significantly only in the sample of risk-loving individuals, thus supporting the hypothesis of a negative correlation between the firm growth and the risk aversion of the decision maker.
⺠We study the impact of individual risk attitude on the relationship between product innovation and firm performance. ⺠A proxy of individual attitudes towards risk has been elicited from a lottery in a sample survey of Italian entrepreneurs. ⺠The contribution of the new product to firm growth is larger in the case of risk loving entrepreneur. ⺠Risk-averse individuals appear to select products that affect firm growth less intensely.
Journal: Economics Letters - Volume 118, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 275-279