Coding for intangible competitive advantage - mapping the distribution and characteristics of software-developing firms in the Swedish economy

Software is at the core of digitalisation and often claimed to play a central role in innovation shaping competition across industries firms. There are yet few studies extent nature software development We employ unique firm-level survey comprising 3,929 firms Sweden analyse distribution characteristics that invest orientation their investments. The results confirm activities present most industries, but heterogeneously distributed Internal associated with innovation-oriented large high-tech knowledge-intensive affiliated MNEs. suggest comparable R&D investments constitutes an example digital innovation. This strengthens value studying understand how build competitive advantage digitalised economy.