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and Medium enterprises (SMEs). Seemingly, a successful R&D is a task of innovation processes and development of R …&D networks with allied companies. There is a perceived lack of understanding regarding the importance of SMEs and their need to … article presents R&D network issues from the perspective of their impact on value creation in SMEs. The fundamental trend to …
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Social networks matter in the innovation processes of young and small firms, since lsquo;innovation does not exist in a vacuum (Van De Ven, 1986: 601).' The contacts a firm has could both generate advantages for further innovation and growth, and disadvantages leading to inertia and stagnation....
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Many two-sided platforms (e.g., eBay, Google, iOS, Android, Twitter, Amazon) provide integration tools, such as modular interfaces, interactive development environments, application programming interfaces (APIs), and help desks to reduce the costs and improve the functionality of third party...
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The role of geographical proximity in fostering connections and knowledge flows between innovative actors ranks among the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While there is ample empirical evidence on the constituent...
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Spatial proximity is assumed in the literature to be a prerequisite and trigger for cooperation and, subsequently, innovation. This paper examines conceptually the role of proximity between actors for cooperation activities. Using theories and findings from social psychology and combining them...
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Organizations want to have access to each other's resources and so they establish different forms of collaboration … strategies (Podolny & Page, 1998). Knowledge sharing and also collaboration are dependent on an organizations' social network and …, deliverables) in the process of collective ideation (Harvey, 2014). This research can add a new collaboration method which can be a …
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The current study examines the impact of GVCs on the performance of SMEs in Uva and central provinces of Sri Lanka … success factors in relation to linking SMEs with GVCs are also identified. A total of 329 SMEs in both provinces were surveyed … analysis found that SMEs that are linked with GVCs have a higher level of profit than those that are not. Apart from the direct …
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that there are significant differences in the spatial and functional profile of large firms vis-à-vis SMEs across distinct …
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The aim of the article is to explore whether the greater market orientation imposed on the Filipino business has brought about also a transformation of business networks based on personal relationships into more contractual and transparent agreements. The article presents a case study of social...
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