The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of small and medium-sized enter-prises (SMEs) to innovation … in Germany. The paper reviews the empirical literature on SMEs' innovation activities and conceptualises indicators to … identify the key dimensions of innova-tion processes and outputs. The analysis of statistical data and surveys from various …

Purpose - The objective of this article is to discuss how the research on innovation in the small businesses may be … to the operationalization of innovation research in small businesses. Design/methodology/approach - The article is an …, 2011). Thus, a conceptual approach for the operationalization of the innovation research in small businesses is proposed …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on the innovation of small and medium … is the mediating mechanism through which transformational leadership affects the process and product innovation in SMEs … confirm that transformational leadership positively affects both process and product innovation in SMEs and employee voice …

in the real work of innovation, which usually goes unnoticed in traditional approaches and models. Originality … focused on innovation are generally directed to large companies, leaving aside the reality of micro and small business (MSBs …

Purpose: This paper aims to identify and measure the impact of the types of innovation on micro and small enterprises … identified and measured using the sectorial innovation index, and the firm's performance was calculated by the annual revenue …. Findings: The regressions' findings suggest that two innovation dimensions stand out concerning firm performance, that is …

Purpose: Innovation is a constant attribute in the management processes of technology-based companies (TBCs), mostly … characteristics of innovation practices differ between incubated and post-incubated companies, in such aspects as formality, type …, posture and strategy. The purpose of this paper is to report the innovation practices identified in small TBCs in the …

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of innovation orientation dimensions on the performance …. Findings - The result showed that market innovation significantly predicted SMEs' performance. Conversely, non …-significant positive nexus was established between process innovation and SMEs' performance as well as product innovation and SMEs …

examine the effect of business model innovation and how to increase its impact on better crisis management. This study aims to … that business model innovation could lead to better crisis management. In addition, the components of entrepreneurial … mediate the effect of business model innovation on crisis management. Thus, future research can investigate them and identify …