Monday 6 July 2015

Does being part of a group help start-up companies in DRC?

In my last post, I discussed the innovation advantages enjoyed by Congolese companies when they are part of a larger group.  Start-up companies may get an even larger advantage from group membership, since they are setting up their structures from new, and don't have much experience to use.

 
Data: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

The table shows rates of different innovation types for start-up companies, split by group membership.  There is again a large advantage for subsidiaries of larger groups.  Comparing with the table in my last post, it is apparent that start-up companies get more advantage from group membership than established companies in innovation in new production methods and organisational structures.  These results are broadly as expected.

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