among managers and employees. Despite the relevance of intraorganizational networks, past research on SMEs, however, was … focused mainly on the interorganizational level of analysis. To cover this gap, we map ego networks of senior managers in SMEs … study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …

The main objective of the paper is to address the question of how to foster innovation and small firm growth under … different levels of technological turbulence, flow experience, innovation and small firm growth (i.e. market share and ROI … environments in terms of the relationships of risk taking, flow at work, innovation and small firm growth. Based on a survey among …

classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …

costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative R&D and innovation performance … terms of gains for innovation performance, but also show that collaboration has decreasing and even negative returns on … product innovation if its intensity increases above a certain threshold. In particular, costs start outweighing benefits if a …

studying whether the relative regional importance of Mittelstand firms has an effect on regional innovation performance. Using …

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 …

The notions of dynamic capabilities, intellectual capital, and innovation performance have been examined in many … dynamic capabilities and intellectual capital in respect of innovation performance. Previous studies tend to argue that … dynamic capabilities played a mediator or moderator role on intellectual capital and innovation performance linkage. Therefore …

costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative R&D and innovation performance … collaborative R&D projects in total R&D projects is associated with a higher probability of product innovation and with a higher … market success of new products. While we can confirm previous findings in terms of gains for innovation performance, we also …

effects of SME's use of BSC in terms of financial performance and innovation outcomes. Our arguments are based on the … for feedforward control obtained better financial performance and presented higher levels of exploitative innovation. We …

According to the research-based view of the firm, innovation is a key capability that can foster a sustainable … innovation on export performance in the context of low levels of innovation, which developing markets are characterized by. Since … exports are considered the first market entry mode, it is critical to understand the effect of innovation on exports. In this …