...Francesco Paolo Appio; Emanuele Cacciatore; Fabrizio Cesaroni; Antonio Crupi; Veronica Marozzo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the literature regarding the open innovation management approaches that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can use to access digital...

... to analyse 1,842 Spanish firms with fewer than 250 employees. We randomly selected small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Spain from the Spanish Central Business Directory (2021) database. The overall sample design was based on stratified sampling. Findings We found that hybrid strategy...

... and the top management of the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating therein. Given the novelty of the topic and the lack of a clear research framework of analysis, a qualitative method is well suited for studying digital-technology-driven EE, thus gaining rich data about the phenomenon...

...), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode . Performance Growth Small to medium-sized enterprises Technological innovation Propensity score matching Studies...

... and economic benefits accrued from implementing sustainable improvements. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Innovation Sustainable product and process Sustainable design Green marketing Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have generally been...

...Barbara Bigliardi; Massimo Bertolini; Johanna Klewitz; Anica Zeyen; Erik G. Hansen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the role intermediaries can play in an small to medium‐sized enterprise's (SME's) pursuit for corporate sustainability with a focus on eco‐innovation. The research...

... managers of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) located in Turkish science and technology parks (STPs). Findings The findings indicate that both of product and process innovation have a strong and positive association with FP. While antecedents such as R&D strategy, TMS, CF, CC, and SR have...

...Miika Varis; Hannu Littunen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the information sourcing practices of small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) associated with the development of different types of innovation (product/process/market/organizational). The relationship between different...

... of the catalyzing role of NTBF innovation networks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Organizational innovation Competences Technology led strategy Defining new technology‐based firms (NTBFs) is not a simple matter (Storey and Tether, 1998). NTBFs were...

... manufacturers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Product innovation Market orientation Small to medium‐sized enterprises Business performance Spain In current competitive environments, innovation is generally considered a firm's core value creation capacity and one of its most...

...Toke Bjerregaard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the collaboration strategies employed by collaborating small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and university researchers for initiating and optimizing the process and outcome of R&D collaboration. Design/methodology...

...Kavoos Mohannak Purpose Studies of capability building and organisational learning through networked arrangements have been growing in recent years. In high‐technology industries, in particular, small and medium‐sized enterprises overcome problems of resource and information limitations...

... implications. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Market orientation Learning Learning organizations Innovation Small to medium‐sized enterprises Turkey Innovation is the name of the game for competition in the twenty‐first century. Increased competition, ceaseless turbulence...

...Paul Humphreys; Rodney McAdam; Jonathon Leckey Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore the application of a process of innovation within a small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) case study organisation over a six‐year period, leading to improved understanding for further application...

...Barbara Scozzi; Claudio Garavelli; Kevin Crowston Purpose Sets out to investigate business modeling techniques (BMTs) which can be used to support and improve innovation processes within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Based on a literature review...

... Small to medium‐sized enterprises Technological innovation Competitiveness Product innovation Scenario planning Innovation An innovation strategy arises from the need to establish a linkage between customer needs and the needs satisfied by a company product (whether new or modified...