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-growing firms. This might explain why growth and innovation in many cases come to a halt or even decline in these firms and …
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Innovation in micro and small enterprises is widely regarded as one of the most important sources of sustainable … aimed to examine the effect of innovation on the performance of micro and small manufacturing firms in selected towns of Awi … analysis to estimate the effect of innovation on firm performance. The regression results revealed that product, process …
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. On the other hand, innovative behavior produced innovation performance, which in turn produced a competitive advantage … performance in innovation. …
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This paper established some market-driven strategies that influence the competitive growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Lesotho. The paper identified the following factors; market orientation, competitive intensity, and technological dynamics as variables that influence SMEs'...
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of big pharmaceutical companies and venture capital firms which interact in open innovation with small biotech companies. …
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of entrepreneurial networking and innovation in fostering the … entrepreneurial networking and innovation are significant predictors of small business performance. Results also indicate that … innovation partially mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial networking and the performance of small businesses. As …
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This study seeks to examine the relationship between innovation and knowledge in family versus non-family businesses … analysis, and innovation was found to be a significant factor in both family and non-family samples. However, knowledge in … family firms was also found to be significant with innovation. Implications for theory and practice are discussed that may …
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of external factors on industry performance: in micro and small-scale enterprises. To achieve its objectives, the study employed a descriptive and explanatory research design and used quantitative research approach. The target population of the...
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' innovation networks largely depends on their ability to develop and reinforce their own knowledge-capital. …
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In the context of globalization, international processes do affect the national innovation system (NIS), increasing the … use of scientific, technological, and innovation-internal and external-capabilities. The point of departure is the concept … of innovation, which was developed for the industrial revolution where products and technological processes are …
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