Cusmano, Lucia; Mancasi, Maria Luisa; Morrison, Andrea - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2008
probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes … have a positive impact on firms’ innovation. In particular, the outsourcing of service activities contributes the most to … innovation, thus suggesting that firms successfully pursue core strengthening strategies. Our econometric estimates show that …