On firms’ product space evolution: the role of firm and local product relatedness
研究了土耳其制造业中企业和本地产品特定能力如何影响新产品引入，发现企业产品演化存在认知路径依赖，但企业异质性（规模、效率、国际经验）可缓解这种依赖；东部落后地区新产品引入主要依赖企业内部资源，而西部发达地区更依赖本地技术关联能力。
We explore the role of firm-and local product-specific capabilities in fostering the introduction of new products in the Turkish manufacturing. Firms' product space evolution is characterised by strong cognitive path dependence that, however, is relaxed by firm heterogeneity in terms of size, efficiency and international exposure. The introduction of new products in laggard Eastern regions, which is importantly linked to the evolution of their industrial output, is mainly affected by firm's internal product-specific resources. On the contrary, product innovations in Western advanced regions hinge relatively more on the availability of local technological-related competencies.