Is money better spent on research to drive innovation in small or large companies? This question is significant for government policies promoting innovation and investors seeking factors that provide an advantage. The prevailing belief is that innovation occurs more often in small companies than in large ones. Since innovation relies on funding, smaller companies should yield greater rewards from research expenditures. However, the charts here show that, on average, research spending has produced significantly better investment returns in large companies.
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