Can Small Firms Innovate? The Case of Clusters of Small Producers in Northern Vietnam

Voeten, Jaap; Haan, Job de; Groot, Gerard de

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“…Referring to the earlier definitions of entrepreneurship and innovation, it has been found that basically entrepreneurship and innovation are debated in the field of economic, business management and others and that they are correlated. The entrepreneur can only be understood if it is placed in the background of innovation theory [51]. To support the argument of the earlier study, Alam and Hossan [52] found that entrepreneurship is a process that people pursue their opportunities and need fulfillment throughout innovations as it is a key-based factor in driving the development especially in small business [53] and pushing the success for business [54][55].…”

Section: The Important Of Entrepreneurship and Innovationmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…Meanwhile, other researchers have defined the innovation framework as the exploitation factor of new market, new business formation and new sources [48][49][50][51]. This explanation is very similar to the definition of Szirmai, Naudé, and Goedhuys [4] which states that innovation is involved in the exploitation of new market, new organization and new sources, however, they also pointed out that the development of new products and new processes should also be addressed.…”

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confidence: 83%

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A conceptual framework for measuring entrepreneurship and innovation of young hi-technology firms

Binnui¹,

Cowling²

2015

6th Annual International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE 2016)

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This paper examines the different theories that have been developed in economics and innovation management to explain the causal chain of events through which entrepreneurs can deliver more innovation and ultimately higher growth for the benefits of the regional and national economies and identifies the key firm-based factors that lead to survival and long term development of high technology firms. It determines the extent of the entrepreneurial activities and possible factors that constrain or assist the growth process of these firms. It then draws upon the key predictions of the core theories of entrepreneurship and innovation to formulate a model for measuring the characteristics of entrepreneurial hi-tech firms, characteristics of innovating firms, and innovation and firm growth dynamics. The model is developed to explain these key building blocks that might lead to enhanced prior economic growth and the patterns and dynamics observed in a developing country context.

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Section: The Important Of Entrepreneurship and Innovationmentioning

confidence: 81%

Section: B Innovationmentioning

confidence: 83%

A conceptual framework for measuring entrepreneurship and innovation of young hi-technology firms

Binnui¹,

Cowling²

2015

6th Annual International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE 2016)

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“…SMEs are one of the sources of employment in developing countries, but due to the weak infrastructure, lack of finance and lack governmental support, the most important aim of these enterprises is to survive and innovation is amongst the available solutions. There is evidence of innovative behaviour as a solution in Vietnamese handicraft clusters which are transforming through the development of new products or production techniques (Voeten et al , 2011). More empirical evidence is available from Turkey and its economic growth (Bascavusoglu-Moreau, 2011).…”

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The antecedents of entrepreneurial innovative behavior in developing countries, a networked grounded theory approach (case study Iran)

Solhi

Rahmanian

2016

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of social and business context of developing counties (in this paper Iran) on developing, forming and exhibiting entrepreneurial innovative behaviour leading to entrepreneurship. The developed model illustrates the most important factors in forming such behaviour. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, networked grounded theory was used to develop a path model for entrepreneurial innovative behaviour antecedents based on Iranian entrepreneurial context. Findings This paper shows that in Iranian entrepreneurship context, innovation is sensitive to local conditions and levels of technological capabilities. Also, Iran’s situation brings another aspect of innovation in mind, innovative behaviour of individuals in forms of entrepreneurships to compensate the lack of technology in the firms. Research limitations/implications Due to the research approach and the quality of grounded theory, data gathering tool and sampling process, the generalizability of this paper is limited or may be context oriented; the results of this research must be interpreted within its limitation and scope. Originality/value This paper is the first study trying to develop a model on entrepreneurial innovative behaviour in Iran which develops a model based on the realities of Iran rather than model based on developed countries with different basis and context.

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“…As a result, addressing the environmental and social aspects of sustainable economic growth by enhancing and harnessing entrepreneurial competencies has drawn the attention of both policymakers and scholars (York & Venkataraman, 2010). However, in developing countries, entrepreneurs are regarded as small‐scale survivalists, whose entrepreneurial and innovative capacities are hampered by weak infrastructure, the lack of financial capital, and the lack of capabilities and incentives for them to become more innovative (Voeten, de Haan, & de Groot, 2011). Despite these challenges, Prahalad (2012) described the BOP as a new source of breakthrough innovation to solve recurrent problems by utilizing constraints to build innovation systems for new products and innovative business models.…”

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Bricolage in environmental entrepreneurship: How environmental innovators “make do” at the bottom of the pyramid

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Previous studies have discussed extensively the development of business solutions in resource-constrained environments. However, understanding how local entrepreneurs engaged in environmental innovation can overcome resource constraints at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) remains an under-researched area. Under the theoretical framework of bricolage, this study thus adopts a cross-sector multiple case study approach to provide empirical evidence on how social and environmental entrepreneurs in Kenya design low-cost solutions to environmental problems and for people at the BOP. The study considers environmental bricolage as a method of innovation ingenuity for social-environmental entrepreneurs. Network, marketing, waste material, and skills and knowledge bricolage are identified as mechanisms for addressing resource challenges by social and environmental entrepreneurs when creating low-cost and superior-value solutions at the BOP. The study further highlights the critical role of boundary-spanning organizations, the government, external knowledge, and technology.

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Can Small Firms Innovate? The Case of Clusters of Small Producers in Northern Vietnam

Cited by 24 publications

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A conceptual framework for measuring entrepreneurship and innovation of young hi-technology firms

A conceptual framework for measuring entrepreneurship and innovation of young hi-technology firms

The antecedents of entrepreneurial innovative behavior in developing countries, a networked grounded theory approach (case study Iran)

Bricolage in environmental entrepreneurship: How environmental innovators “make do” at the bottom of the pyramid

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