title: Proximity to the technological frontier as a factor of firms’ competitiveness in Russia
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metadata.value: Kuzyk, M. G.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Simachev, Yu. V.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2023-11-02T10:05:13Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2023-11-02T10:05:13Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2023-06
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metadata.value: Kuzyk M. G., Simachev Yu. V. 2023. Proximity to the technological frontier as a factor of firms’ competitiveness in Russia. Russian Management Journal 21 (2): 198–227. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2023.203 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2023.203
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/44344
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: Goal: to identify and analyze the factors of Russian firms’ proximity to the technological frontier;
  the specifics of innovation activity of firms at different distances to the technological frontier;
  the relationship between the proximity of firms to the technological frontier and their
  competitiveness. Methodology: econometric analysis of data from a survey of over 700 firms in
  Russian non-energy industries conducted in 2019. Findings: the technological leadership of
  Russian firms is positively related to their size, market power, implementation of innovations,
  primarily process ones, as well as R&D funding, including those performed by external contractors.
  Borrowing of advanced technologies is characteristic of both lagging companies and leaders.
  However, the latter are more open to external knowledge and active in searching for advanced
  solutions and practices, primarily abroad. Foreign direct investment contributes to
  catching-up technological development rather than to gaining leadership. A positive relationship
  between the proximity of firms to the technological frontier and their competitiveness is revealed:
  technology leaders, other things being equal, are characterized by higher labor productivity and export activity. In addition, leading firms were more likely than others to increase their productivity,
  output, market share and exports. Originality and contribution of the authors:
  while much attention is paid in the modern economic literature to the competitiveness of firms
  and their distance to the technological frontier, these issues are rarely considered in relation
  to each other. The study partially fills this gap. The authors apply an innovative approach to
  determining the proximity of firms to the technological frontier, based on a combination of the
  level of technologies used and the novelty of products (services) produced. Characteristic features
  of Russian firms at different distances from the technological frontier and peculiarities of their
  innovative behavior are revealed. It is shown that along with the introduction of advanced
  technologies Russian firms have other ways to ensure their competitiveness.
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metadata.value: This paper is an output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at the
  HSE University.
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metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Russian Management Journal;Volume 21; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: technological frontier
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: competitiveness
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: innovation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: research and development
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: labor productivity
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: market share
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: export
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Proximity to the technological frontier as a factor of firms’ competitiveness in Russia
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metadata.value: Article
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