OECD WORKING PARTY on SMEs and ENTREPRENEURSHIP Highgrowth
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OECD WORKING PARTY on SMEs and ENTREPRENEURSHIP High-growth SMEs, Intellectual Assets and Innovation Status report Paris, 19 November 2007 1
Research questions – – Effects of management of IAs on fast growth Correlation between levels of innovation and firm growth rates Relevance of innovation versus other factors affecting growth How do innovative and fast-growing firms finance themselves? 2
Structure of the project i. Study on innovation and HGSMEs ii. Study on the financing of innovative and high-growth SMEs 3
Methodology 1. Review of empirical work - influence of management of IA on growth and/or innovation - innovation and firm high-growth - financial structure and needs of innovative and high-growth firms 2. – – Data analysis Cross-country comparisons Thematic country studies 3. Policy questionnaire 4
Data analysis Cross-country comparisons: - STD data on high-growth firms and gazelles - Community Innovation Survey and other innovation surveys (aggregate data) - Micro-data: input from DSTI project - OECD venture capital database - Possible STD survey on financing of innovative SMEs Thematic quantitative country studies: - IP management by SMEs - Innovation vs other factors of firm growth - Financial structure of fast-growing firms 5
Next steps a. Start analysis of comparative data b. Prepare a database of policies c. Thematic country studies 1. Selection of key themes (3 or 4) End November 2. Preparation of the case study templates Mid-December 3. Launch of the studies January 6
Timeline 33 rd WPSMEE Session 6 -7 May 2008, Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, US Review of in-progress project report Workshop on HGSMEs and Innovation 8 May 2008, Kauffman Foundation, 34 th WPSMEE Session 27 -29 October 2008, Paris Draft Final report 7
Output - Contribution to the report on Intellectual Assets and Value Creation for the June 2008 OECD Council at Ministerial Level - Report on HGSMEs, Innovation and Intellectual Assets (OECD publication – Spring 2009) - Input to the OECD Innovation Strategy 8