This study explores the characteristics and determinants of innovation of exceptionally innovative small and medium sized UK enterprises. The focus is placed on 'serial' innovators, defined as independent companies with a persistent unusually high frequency of innovations over time. The aim of...

According to the research-based view of the firm, innovation is a key capability that can foster a sustainable competitive advantage and explain firm heterogeneity in export performance. However, few studies have focused on the effect of innovation on export performance in the context of low...

Knowledge integration, which facilitates interactions between R&D and other functions within a firm value chain, and patenting are both reckoned to increase the returns to R&D and firm performance. However, the combined effect of a joint use is in many ways ambiguous since those strategies...

Insights from industrial organization, Schumpeterian innovation, and economic development theories are used to try to explain firm behavior in cases of successful acquisition of advanced technological assets and international trade competitiveness by Asian and Latin-American countries at an...

The main objectives of this paper is (i) to determine factors that support engagement in innovative activities by Rwandese manufacturing firms; (ii) to assess effects of innovation decision on innovation performance of Rwandese manufacturing firms; and (iii) to evaluate impacts of innovation...

This paper analyzes whether firms conducting internal R&D and acquiring external high-tech equipment experience a complementarity effect. For German CIS data we conduct a complete set of indirect and direct complementarity tests refining the analysis by looking at various types of innovations...

Across industries, firms have adopted e-business to better manage their internal business processes, as well as their interfaces with the environment. However, little is known about (1) the variations in e-business adoption patterns across businesses, (2) the antecedents of such variations, and...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of knowledge management orientation (KMO) in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) as a driver of competitive position, with customer orientation and participation in international networks as mediating variables. Research Design & Methods:...

The notions of dynamic capabilities, intellectual capital, and innovation performance have been examined in many competitive advantage scholarly papers. However, there have been small numbers of management studies that consider the link of dynamic capabilities and intellectual capital in respect...

Purpose: This study sought to determine the influence of strategic physical resources on performance of small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Kenya. Anchored on the Resource Based View (RBV) theory the study adopted positivism research philosophy descriptive and causal-effect research...