R&D intensity and firm performance of SME firms in Thailand: the moderating role of firm size

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual framework.

Table 1. The participant’s demographics and descriptive statistics (N = 151).

Demographics variable		Percentage	Sample
Sector	Manufacturing	76.2	115
	Service	10.6	16
	Wholesale & retail	13.2	20
Year	<10	9.3	14
	10–29	39.7	60
	30–49	35.1	53
	50>	15.9	24
Employees	<50	38.4	58
	50–200	61.6	93

Table 2. Means, standard deviations and bivariate correlations.

Variable	M	SD	R&D	Performance	Size
Independent variable R&D	0.052	1.278	1
Dependent variable PERFORMANCE	8.348	1.093	−0.457**	1
Moderating variable SIZE	2.189	0.725	−0.300**	0.699**	1

**Is significant at .01 level.

Table 3. Model summary.

Model summary	R	R-sq	MSE	F	df1	df2	p
	0.850	0.722	0.338	127.731	3.000	147.000	.000
Model	coeff	se	T	p	LLCI	ULCI
Constant	8.280	0.050	165.466	.000**	8.181	8.379
R&D intensity	−4.313	0.684	−6.300	.000**	−5.666	−2.960
Firm Size	1.017	0.071	14.280	.000**	0.876	1.158
R&D intensity X Firm Size	−2.267	0.544	−4.161	.001**	−3.344	−1.190

**Is significant at .01 level.

Data availability

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.