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The effect of technological innovation on low-tech Peruvian manufacturing firms' performance: the role of external sources of knowledge
(Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 2022-08-16)
This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between external sources of knowledge and technological innovation and then analyze how technological innovation improves firm performance. Design/methodology/approach: This study presents evidence based on a sample of 708 low-tech firms that participated in the National Survey of Innovation in the Manufacturing Industry and Knowledge-Intensive Service Firms (ENIIMSEC). A structural equation model approach was applied in this study. Findings: There is a positive relationship between external sources of knowledge and technological innovation; technological innovation improves firm performance. Originality/value: These results provide a deeper knowledge about how manufacturing firms in an emerging economy can apply open innovation practices to develop technological innovation, thus improving the firms' performance.

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