Abstract
The Relationship R & D and Technology Investment Rates with Innovation Performance
In this study, it was researched whether the innovation performances of large scale industrial firms showed significant differences according to R & D and technology investments. To this end, Turkey's first 1000 Istanbul Chamber of Industry has announced that in 2015 industrial firms is taken as the universe. Data from 203 companies were analyzed using the questionnaire technique. As a result of the analysis, it has been found that innovation (product and process) performances of firms that invest more in R & D and technology are significantly different. In addition, innovation (product and process) performances of companies that have developed new products over 4 in one year have been found to show significant differences.
Keywords
Product innovation, process innovation, R & D, technology, investment rates.
