Determinants of Product Innovation Activities

Abstract

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Decision Factors for the Adoption and Continued Use of Online Direct Sales Channels among SMEs

“…Although risk-reward and risk-innovation relationships have been studied previously in the SME context (Ballantine et al, 1993;Cosh et al, 1996;Fritz, 1989;Watson and Robinson, 2003), these studies have primarily focused on the initial adoption and neglected SMEs' post-adoption behavior. This study contributes to the literature by suggesting that risk propensity not only affects SMEs' initial adoption of ODSCs, but also influences their continued use of ODSCs.…”

“…Risks are substantially higher for SMEs (Ballantine, Cleveland, and Koeller, 1993). However, smaller businesses tend to rely more on risky innovations as a means of competitive strategy than larger firms (Fritz, 1989).…”

The effects of public support schemes on small and medium enterprises

“…Studies that consider the joint use of these instruments are very scarce (Busom et al, 2014;Bérubé and Mohnen, 2009). The effectiveness of these public policy measures is of particular relevance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which rely on innovation to an even greater extent than large firms and are less able to appropriate rents associated with innovation (Fritz, 1989;Sweeney, 1983). This paper adopts the European Commission definition of SME as a company that employs less than 250 employees and has a turnover of less than 50 million Euros.…”

Entrepreneurship and innovativeness of small and medium-sized construction enterprises

“…Some researchers claim that innovation may be of even greater importance for the SME sector than for large companies (Fritz 1989).…”