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Table 2C.5 Marketing Innovation: Innovator-Only Subsample Probability Weights Variable Micro Medium Large Mining Manufacturing Exports indicator Any intellectual property rights Financial constraints R&D Foreign subsidiary Nonsubsidiary Percent of total employees with higher education greater than 25 percent Any public support Cooperation on innovation Acquisition of machinery and equipment Acquisition of other external knowledge Constant N Rank

Marketing change 1.2562541* 1.0420869** 1.0926058** −1.3605714** −0.44196 0.616894

1.3531392** 1.1533718*** 1.0632517** −1.4788647** −0.69077775* 0.55647184*

1.554606** 1.0813092** 1.0041284** −1.4557933** −0.58613951* 0.546337

1.8295234*** 1.2663495*** 1.091628** −1.3286425* −0.61909035* 0.56525025*

−0.17357 −0.34455 0.455139

−0.14592 −0.38397 0.505038 −1.164217* −1.0389163**

−0.11583 −0.22581 0.527299 −1.02222 −0.88343705**

−0.12074 −0.22645 .60082164* −0.9686 −0.78754096**

−0.8485833* −0.16847 0.048115

−0.66022 −0.24435 0.142132 0.75331061*

−.95283017* 583 10

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Source: Author calculations, data from NIS database. Note: Reference categories: small firm; service sector; domestic subsidiary. Significance levels: * = 10 percent, ** = 5 percent, *** = 1 percent.

0.016673 575 12

−0.11933 563 15

−0.07005 −0.99864 563 17


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