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DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.1(3)
Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Khorshid, M.; Rezk, M. R.; Ismail, M.; Piccinetti, L.; Radwan, A.; Helmy, O.; Sakr, M. M. 2023. Research, development and innovation in business enterprises: experience from Egypt, Insights into Regional Development 5(1): 41-58. https://doi.org/10.9770/ird.2023.5.1(3)
Received: 2022-10-15  |  Accepted: 2023-02-25  |  Published: 2023-03-30

Title

Research, development and innovation in business enterprises: experience from Egypt

Abstract

This paper addresses the linkages between research and development (R&D) and innovation on the one hand and the socioeconomic impact of research, development and innovation (RDI) on the other hand. More specifically, the paper suggests a two-stage methodology directed to analyse the performance of RDI in business enterprises and assess their development impact. A conceptual four-dimensional model and an integrated analytical framework were developed. This approach is complemented by the development of a statistical survey mainly designed to generate appropriate indicators for analysing the vital role of RDI in business enterprises. The survey results revealed several analytical points as well as specific imbalances of RDI system in business enterprises that need to be addressed by policymakers. Furthermore, the analytical results stress the need for Egyptian business enterprises to enhance and diversify their cooperation with other RDI-producing institutions to benefit from comparative advantages and improve the quality of RDI outputs.

Keywords

Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), business enterprises, conceptual model of RDI, developmental impact of RDI

JEL classifications

O30 , O55

URI

http://jssidoi.org/ird/article/124

DOI

DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.1(3)

Pages

41-58

Funding

This research was supported by the project mesurment the impact of R&D in Egypt which has received funding from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Khorshid, Motaz
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt https://cu.edu.eg
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Rezk, Mohamed Ramadan A.
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt http://www.asrt.sci.eg
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Ismail, Mohamed
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt https://cu.edu.eg
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Piccinetti, Leonardo
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt http://www.asrt.sci.eg
Sustainabile Innovation Technology Services Ltd, Limerick, Ireland https://sinnovations.org
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Radwan, Amr
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt https://cu.edu.eg
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Helmy, Omneia
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt http://www.asrt.sci.eg
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Sakr, Mahmoud M.
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt http://www.asrt.sci.eg
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Journal title

Insights into Regional Development

Volume

5

Number

1

Issue date

March 2023

Issue DOI

DOI 10.9770/ird.2023.5.1

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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