The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) which is based on … research and development. A common demarcation criterion between both modes of innovation is the relevance of experiencebased …

The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It … describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research … DUI mode and how they should be measured. Based upon 81 in-depth interviews with German SMEs and regional innovation …

for policy advice, this paper empirically identifies DUI mode drivers of SME innovation. For the first time, a large set … predicting SME innovation depends on both the region and the type of innovation output. SME innovation in lagging regions is … suggest that R&D capacity is not the only main driver of SME innovation, especially in lagging regions, and therefore provide …

and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are successful in innovation without research and development (R&D) efforts. In this … DUI-based innovation in less R&D-intensive SMEs. That is, companies operating largely under the DUI mode seem to benefit …

that they employ.In order to account for non-R&D innovation activities, we apply the STI/DUI concept as a theoretical … starting point. This distinguishes between (1) the science, technology, innovation (STI) mode with its strong emphasis on … modes of learning and innovation exist within the German SME sector: the supplier-dependent DUI group, the customer …

innovation, the present paper examines the digitalization-innovation link in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Starting … firm-level innovation. Its empirical application confirms the heterogeneity of innovating SMEs with regard to digital … transformation. While some SMEs are slow to find their way into digitalizing their innovation processes, others have started to use …

In order to better understand the complex interplay between digital technologies, competences and innovation, the … present paper examines the digitalization-innovation link in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Starting from a review …-level innovation. Its empirical application shows the heterogeneity of innovating SMEs with regard to digitalization. While some SMEs …

trust among people in regions on innovation using two distinct data sets. The first one contains firm-level data and is used … to analyze how trust affects firm-level innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The second data set is … used to analyze the trust-innovation relationship within regions. It allows us to capture innovation in the form of patents …

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 …