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Factors that Contribute Positively to Improve the Performance of Innovation for Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahmad AlkhaleefahCollege of Engineering; Production, Manufacturing Management, Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia

Vol 4 No 6 (2020): Volume 4, Issue 6, June 2020 | Pages: 26-36

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 21-06-2020

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Abstract

This paper is an attempt to examine the determinants of innovation proxies by the annual score of Global Innovation Index (GII) in Saudi Arabia over the period from 2011 to 2018 by using two statistical approaches: Box–Jenkins (1970) approach and multiple regression approach. Moreover, based on the estimation results from the two mentioned approaches, we presented the forecasted values for GII score over the period from 2019 to 2023.The results proposed that infrastructure, market sophistication, and creative outputs are important factors that contributed positively towards improve the annual score of GII in Saudi Arabia, and this score will increase in the coming years.

Keywords

Box–Jenkins approach; Innovation; GII; Saudi Arabia; Time series forecasting


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Dr. Ahmad Alkhaleefah, “Factors that Contribute Positively to Improve the Performance of Innovation for Saudi Arabia” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 4, Issue 6, pp 26-36, June 2020. https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2020.406003

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