Innovation, Competitiveness and Prosperity： A Factor Analysis of Innovation Indicators in Spain

作     者：Antonio Garcia-Sanchez David Siles Maria de Mar Vazquez-Mendez 

作者机构：Technical University of Cartagena Cartagena Spain 

出 版 物：《Management Studies》 (管理研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第6卷第5期

页      面：375-383页

学科分类：07[理学] 08[工学] 080203[工学-机械设计及理论] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0713[理学-生态学] 

主　　题：competitiveness innovation prosperity tourism factors indicators 

摘      要：Competitiveness is a wide concept applied to many fields, especially in economics. The study of tourism competitiveness has been focused on different factors that can enhance the prosperity of a destination. One of these factors is innovation. Innovation makes destination＇s enterprises more advanced and efficient, therefore more productive. Innovation is an enhancer of competitiveness and a generator of prosperity because innovation in every aspect （technology, knowledge, organization, and processes） will provide a better quality of life for the inhabitants of the destination. The incidence of innovation on these concepts is validated by a structural equation model. We measure innovation by a range of indicators and through a factor analysis; we get the most relevant indicators of innovation for the model developed in Spain.