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 …

Drawing upon the literature on knowledge management, leadership, and innovation, this study investigates the possible … associations among customer knowledge management, knowledge-oriented leadership, innovation quality, and firm performance in 283 … management mediates in the relationship between knowledge-oriented leadership and innovation quality. In addition, innovation …

This paper analyses the effects of innovation networks on product and process innovation and sales growth of high … technology SMEs. Innovation networks are positively related to both product and process innovation, i.e. knowledge creation. One … exception is the negative effect of innovation networks with suppliers on product innovation. Older SMEs are more product …

academics alike. Learning and innovation play important roles and more critical is the mediating factors and how it impacts the … learning and innovation in youth-owned small businesses in Lagos, Nigeria, from a cross-sectional perspective. Design …/methodology/approach - Leveraging the sectoral system of innovation theory, we use a primary research method and data obtained from a structured …

Innovation processes consist of interactive learning mechanisms that combine different knowledge sources. Using a set … of 72 exploratory interviews with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and regional innovation consultants, this … paper analyzes the combination of STI (science-technology -innovation) and DUI (innovation based on learning …

Knowledge management is pivotal in analyzing organizational innovation, as it influences the capacity to achieve … innovation as a driver of organizational performance and advancement. This emphasis is underpinned by the adoption of open … innovation approaches, fostering knowledge transfer and exchange to nurture internal learning. Notably, the study highlights the …