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 …

mezzanine capital, when facing a loan denial. -- Investment ; loan availability ; innovation ; private equity …

innovation in Vietnam. We find that SMEs with a high debt ratio tend to be more innovative. After controlling for several firm … characteristics, long-term debt remains significantly and positively correlated with innovation. We further show that both bank loans … paper shows that external financing plays an important role in enhancing innovation in SMEs …

This paper examines the effect of innovation on performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Using panel … data from SMEs in Vietnam, we show that SMEs with innovation tend to perform better than SMEs without innovation. We … further show that the positive effect of innovation on firm performance mainly comes from the improvement of existing products …

The research project KompNet 2011 - Factors determining the success of regional innovation networks, funded by the … partners in innovation projects, nevertheless in-house development is the most important form of creating innovative products … intensity, are very important for the innovation success. Tacit and codified transfer channels are equally important for the …

This study investigates the impact of internal and external research and development (R&D) on the innovation … stronger for Indian SMEs. The negative relationship between firm size and innovation output implies that SMEs in both countries …&D has been examined for both countries. The study is unique in comparing Indian and Pakistani SMEs innovation activities …

automotive parts industry, is negatively related with propensity to patent innovation. Also, unlike expectations, the InnoBiz …

study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …