policy initiatives also stress the beneficial effects of social capital and networking. This research on strategic decision …

factors, (personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial orientation and productive dependence of firms), which … industrial SMEs. In low‐income regions, the level of EQ is lower due to several factors. Firstly, these entrepreneurs have lower … SMEs have lower entrepreneurial orientation when measured through innovation and proactiveness; finally, relations between …

more than one firm. Such inter‐firm arrangements – i.e. strategic technology alliances – need to balance innovation with …

Purpose – Innovation is one of the key drivers of economic success. However, the global environment is changing and … makes innovation management more competitive. In order to sustain an advantage, companies seem to adopt more flexible … schemes of organization. Specifically, innovation networks appear useful to researchers and practitioners. This paper aims to …

.e. risk sharing and networking) and two formation processes (i.e. emergent and engineered). Four case vignettes are used to … greater innovation than community builders and opportunists, and community builders and opportunists generate greater … innovation than gamblers. It is also argued that government involvement moderates the relationship between consortia type and …

development of a balance dimension of innovation ambidexterity, which are proposed to be central to superior firm performance …. However, little is known about how such antecedents affect the shaping of innovation ambidexterity in small to medium … antecedents of SMEs' innovation ambidexterity outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The research used a survey method to …

role between organizational learning capability and product innovation performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs … results suggest that organizational learning capability enhances product innovation through the mediation of design management … innovation that can be very useful to better understand how to improve innovation performance. This finding shows that design …

Purpose – The paper aims to look at small to medium‐sized enterprises' (SMEs') approach to learning and innovation … the innovation process. A second research direction focuses on the main types of innovation SMEs engage in along with some … of the obstacles or constraints identified within the innovation process. In order to answer the research questions set …

Innovation is a necessary function of organisations today. In order to develop innovative products, services and …