Cooperation for innovation and its impact on technological and non-technological innovations: empirical evidence for European SMEs in traditional manufacturing industries
Abstract
Drawing on a sample of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in traditional manufacturing industries from seven EU regions, this study investigates how cooperation with external organisations affects technological (product and process) innovations and non-technological (organisational and marketing) innovations as well as the commercial success of product and process innovations (i.e., innovative sales). Our empirical strategy takes into account that all four types of innovation are potentially complementary. Empirical results suggest that cooperation increases firms’ innovativeness and yields substantial commercial benefits. In particular, increasing the number of cooperation partnerships has a positive impact on all measures of innovation performance. We conclude that a portfolio approach to cooperation enhances innovation performance and that innovation support programs should be demand-led.Citation
Radicic, D., Douglas, D., Pugh, G., Jackson, I. (2018) 'Cooperation for innovation and its impact on technological and non-technological innovations: empirical evidence for European SMEs in traditional manufacturing industries. International Journal of Innovation Management, 23(5)Publisher
World ScientificJournal
International Journal of Innovation ManagementAdditional Links
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1363919619500464Type
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This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by World Scientific in International Journal of Innovation Management on 19/10/2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919619500464 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.ISSN
1363-9196ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1142/S1363919619500464
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