. First, it constitutes a multidimensional approach to industry classification. As different concepts - such as innovation …

innovation within the small firm population. Forty percent of small businesses report introducing new or improved products …, processes or organizational forms. Among these businesses, product innovation dominates over process or organizational change. A … majority of these establishments reveal an ongoing commitment to innovation programs by introducing innovations on a regular …

In studies of business innovation, the term innovation process is used to describe (i) the array of sources and … objectives that culminate in the act of innovation, (ii) the set of market effects that result from innovation, and (iii) the … obstacles that firms encounter when pursuing innovation strategies. An examination of the innovation process is thus designed to …