Research Article

How Does Technology Import and Export Affect the Innovative Performance of Firms? From the Perspective of Emerging Markets Firms

Table 4

Logit regressions results.

M1M2M3M4M5M6
ProductProductProductProcessProcessProcess

Control variables
Firm age−0.028−0.021−0.0320.0730.0480.057
(0.153)(0.159)(0.161)(0.195)(0.205)(0.206)
Firm size0.1930.1080.1000.3430.2920.302
(0.064)(0.069)(0.069)(0.084)(0.089)(0.090)
Top managers’ experience0.3190.2830.3040.3060.2590.269
(0.181)(0.187)(0.186)(0.206)(0.211)(0.214)
State ownership−0.018−0.017−0.017−0.037−0.037−0.036
(0.005)(0.005)(0.005)(0.006)(0.006)(0.006)
Foreign ownership−0.001−0.009−0.0090.002−0.008−0.007
(0.004)(0.004)(0.004)(0.006)(0.006)(0.006)
Diversification2.7072.3962.4063.5393.3023.272
(0.616)(0.633)(0.633)(0.976)(1.020)(1.028)
Formal competition−0.075−0.133−0.125−0.026−0.191−0.215
(0.112)(0.118)(0.118)(0.140)(0.150)(0.152)
Human capital0.2010.1740.1780.1660.1600.164
(0.046)(0.047)(0.047)(0.061)(0.063)(0.064)
Informal competition (IC)0.1150.0860.0010.1330.0840.216
(0.090)(0.092)(0.106)(0.125)(0.129)(0.149)

Independent variables
Exporter (EP)0.377−0.4690.6611.203
(0.199)(0.439)(0.300)(0.630)
Technology import (TI)1.3671.4451.6523.146
(0.200)(0.468)(0.342)(0.903)
ICEPH1: 0.468H2:0.301
(0.218)(0.301)
ICTIH3:0.040H4: 0.760
(0.228)(0.405)
Constant−2.622−1.931−1.8440.7021.9201.648
(0.897)(0.944)(0.952)(1.454)(1.508)(1.520)
Location effectYesYesYesYesYesYes
Industry effectYesYesYesYesYesYes

Observations118611861186118611861186
Pseudo R20.2380.2730.2760.3310.3720.376
Wald chi square392.151447.389452.170375.871418.901423.491
Log likelihood−627.814−595.225−592.834−379.237−353.812−351.517

Standard errors are in parentheses. , , and .