KEY BARRIERS TO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES INNOVATION PERFORMANCE ACROSS EUROPE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Amponsah Odei ◽  
John Amoah ◽  
Petr Novák
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises

scholarly journals Knowledge transfer and innovation performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs): An informal economy analysis

Heliyon ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. e04740
Author(s):  
Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni ◽  
Aanuoluwa Ilerioluwa Kolawole ◽  
Maxwell Ayodele Olokundun ◽  
Mercy E. Ogbari
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Economy Analysis

scholarly journals Barriers and drivers towards eco-innovation for SMEs: Evidence from the context

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Stefano Brogi ◽  
Tamara Menichini
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Innovation Cycle ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Policy Strategies ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Eco-innovations have become a clear target of EU policy strategies. Consequently, measuring eco-innovation performance at the country level has become crucial to detect eco-innovation patterns and to design eco-innovation policy implementation. This paper focuses on EU small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the aim to understand to what extent EU funding programmes influence barriers and drivers towards SMEs’ eco-innovation performance. A correlation analysis between data from Eco-Innovation Scoreboard index and competitiveness and innovation framework programme/Entrepreneurship and innovation programme/Eco-innovation programme projects database reveals that the countries with the highest number of EU funded projects are those with the lowest levels of green early-stage investments. According to the findings, EU funding programmes reduce financial constraints that SMEs face for developing eco-innovations. This paper recommends that policymakers should keep in mind the dynamic interaction between private and public funding support, the latter is customised according to the entity of risk along the innovation cycle.   Keywords: Eco-innovation, barriers, drivers, policy strategies, index.    

scholarly journals Hegemony of Network Capabilities, Frugal Innovation and Innovation Strategies: The Innovation Performance Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Mohamed Haffar ◽  
Rasim Ozcan ◽  
Magdalena Radulescu ◽  
Nicoleta Isac ◽  
Abdelmohsen A. Nassani
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Frugal Innovation ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of advanced technologies has brought new challenges and opportunities for all kinds of business organizations. In a technologically advanced era, innovation plays a dominant role for the successful operation of the commercial landscape. Therefore, the current study was conducted to investigate the impact of network capabilities (NC) and frugal innovation (FI) on innovation performance (IP). Furthermore, the mediating role of FI and moderating role of innovation strategies has also been tested on the link between NC and IP. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) registered with small and medium enterprises development authorities (SMEDA) were approached for the completion of the current study. Only 509 owner/managers agreed to participate. A quantitative research design was employed for the current study. During the two–three months process of data collection only 387 complete responses were received from the SMEs working in Pakistan’s big cities. Correlation, regression and bootstrap methods were applied to test the study hypotheses. The findings revealed that NC positively affect FI and IP. Furthermore, the findings also confirmed the mediating effect of FI between NC and IP link. The performance of SMEs working in emerging economies is largely based on their innovative activities. In this dynamic scenario SMEs’ survival is attached to continuous IP in their products and services.

A sequential relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, human resource management practices, collective organisational engagement and innovation performance of small and medium enterprises

2021 ◽  
pp. 026624262110564
Author(s):  
Khuram Shahzad ◽  
Marco De Sisto ◽  
Muhammad Athar Rasheed ◽  
Sami U Bajwa ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the increasing relevance of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) for innovation performance in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), few studies examine the complexity of the underlying mechanism that explains the relationship between EO and innovation performance. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) and signalling theory, we examine an organisation-level model to explain how SME EO predicts innovation performance through human resource management (HRM) practices and collective organisational engagement (COE). We used data collected from 186 human resource managers and 526 employees in SMEs. The results indicate that HRM practices and COE sequentially mediate the relationship between EO and innovation performance. To complement studies that identify an organisation’s micro processes (i.e. employee behaviours as mediators between EO and innovation), this study highlights the need to examine macro processes occurring at the organisation level to account for the EO–innovation performance relationship.

Open and closed knowledge sourcing

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1166-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juyeon Ham ◽  
Byounggu Choi ◽  
Jae-Nam Lee
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Knowledge Sourcing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Internal Knowledge

Purpose Many studies have investigated the relationship between the adoption of open innovation and performance in large firms. However, limited research is available with regard to the use of open innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are important because of their contribution to innovation in almost all economies. The purpose of this paper is to extend the current literature by focusing on SMEs. Using complementarity and knowledge-based theories, this study develops three hypotheses to identify the effect of knowledge sourcing approaches for innovation on SMEs’ innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach Surveys collected from 196 SMEs in Korea were analyzed using the supermodularity function to test the hypotheses. Findings Results indicate that an external knowledge-oriented approach has no significant effect, whereas an internal knowledge-oriented (i.e. closed) approach has a positive effect on innovation performance. Interestingly, this study found that open innovation has a negative effect on SMEs’ innovation performance (i.e. both internal knowledge-oriented and external knowledge-oriented approaches have a substitutive relationship). Originality/value This study sheds new light on open innovation and knowledge management research by identifying the relationship between knowledge sourcing approaches for innovation, and innovation performance in SMEs. Practical implications highlight that open innovation could impede SMEs’ innovation performance.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Kapasitas Absorptif dan Situs Jejaring Sosial Terhadap Kinerja Inovasi Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) di Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Prita Ayu Kusumawardhany
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Path Modeling ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Global competition in the digital era is currently encouraging Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia to develop innovations to provide competitive advantage. SMEs must be able to be adaptive to be able to absorb knowledge, especially in the field of technology. The use of social networking sites can provide a lot of information about individuals and networks that can be used for business purposes. The purpose of this study was to show the relevance of absorptive capacity and the role of social networking sites towards innovations conducted by SMEs. This research is a quantitative by using survey method processed through Partial Least Square (PLS) - Path Modeling that measures absorptive capacity relationships, social networking sites with innovation performance. One hundred (100) questionnaires have been distributed to SMEs in Indonesia. Research results show that the increased absorptive capacity of SMEs through social networking sites can improve innovation performance. Therefore, several recommendations are needed so those SMEs in Indonesia know what must be done to strengthen innovation performance.

scholarly journals Enhancing innovation performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 887-894
Author(s):  
Yee Yen Yuen ◽  
Xiang Ping Ng
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small medium enterprises (SMEs) hold 98.5% of businesses and serve as economy backbone in Malaysia. However, the global competitiveness of Malaysia in innovation has been declined recently. The declining innovation index has been reflected a low level of innovation in SMEs. This study serves as one of the pioneer studies conducted to foster the achievement of Malaysia Master Plan (2012-2020), focusing on a fresh approach to bring SMEs to the next level through innovation. The study aims to examine which innovation factors affect innovation performance, as there are relatively little empirical evidences in previous researches and very little innovative activities in SMEs Malaysia. This study uses quantitative research methodology, 300 sample sets have been collected from Malaysia SMEs and the data was analyzed by using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). All proposed factors in this study (absorptive capacity, internal R&D collaboration and knowledge sharing) are significantly affect innovation performance, except technology transfer. The findings of this study provide theoretical contribution and practical contribution for small medium enterprise, stakeholder, academic institution, policy makers as well as a reference for government to help SME achieve higher innovation.

How knowledge affects incremental innovation in SMEs: Knowledge base and knowledge heterogeneity

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Lei Du
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Depth ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Depth

While scholars have widely examined the effect of knowledge base (i.e. knowledge breadth (KB) and knowledge depth (KD)) on innovation performance, the relationship between KB/KD and incremental innovations remains not clear. This article examines how existing knowledge base interacts with external and internal knowledge heterogeneity (KH) to affect incremental innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A collection of 230 samples from high-technology SMEs in China demonstrate that the effects of KB and KD are contingent on external and internal KH in opposite ways. The study proposes that a firm with a broad knowledge base is better able to develop incremental innovations matched with internal KH rather than external KH; firms with high depth of knowledge benefit more from external KH than internal KH for fostering its incremental innovations.

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