Innovation networks and capability building in the Australian high‐technology SMEs

Mohannak, Kavoos

doi:10.1108/14601060710745279

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“…This supports other empirical studies which show that innovation output enhances firm performance because of among others, increased competitiveness, but that the innovation process also transforms the firm's internal capabilities, making it more adaptive to change (Love et al, 2009;Mohannak, 2007). This view is compatible with the dynamic capabilities perspective (Teece et al, 1997) in that "… the process of innovation … transform firms in some way that give rise to what look like generic differences between innovators and non-innovators …" (Geroski & Machin, 1993, p. 35).…”

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“…The establishment of networks holds several benefits for SMEs (Robinson, 1982). SMEs normally lack economies of scale in research, have less access to information, and other critical innovation resources (Mohannak, 2007). SMEs also tend to have insufficient capacity to individually manage the whole innovation process and are therefore encouraged to collaborate with other firms leading to potential pooling of resources and information (OECD, 2010b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…SMEs have thus long been burdened by the Schumpeterian size handicap, having little resource slack to generate and commercialise innovations, leading to SMEs being kept outside the domain of innovation research for a long time (Audretsch & Lehmann, 2005). That is until recently, when a wave of new studies began to acknowledge how entrepreneurial SMEs contribute to innovation (Caloghirou et al, 2004;Lee et al, 2010;Mohannak, 2007;O'Regan, Ghobadian & Sims, 2006;Raymond & St-Pierre, 2010;van de Vrande et al, 2009). Yet, despite this broader acknowledgement, empirical studies have not reached definitive conclusions about the relationship between innovation and firm performance in SMEs .…”

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SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

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Because small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal to the health and vibrancy of economies, it is crucial for researchers to understand the factors that significantly underlie SME performance. Two of the most widely identified antecedents to SME performance are innovation and networking. However, despite widespread attention, the theoretical and empirical status of the relationships between innovation, networks and SME performance remain uncertain. Some researchers note that claims regarding a direct positive relationship between innovation and networks with performance fail to adequately account for the variables that mediate this relationship.In contrast, while much research has been undertaken into the performance benefits of innovation and networks, the exponential increase in the number of publications heralding the performance benefits of business model design and business model innovation received very scant empirical support, almost non-existent for SMEs. Business model design is seen as a powerful mechanism for unlocking and enhancing the value of business processes, including innovation.Empirical evidence presented in this thesis tangibly supports this assertion and thus creates a more solid foundation for future development of the business model view of the firm.The purpose of this thesis, comprising four studies, is to theorise and research the nature of the relationship between innovation breadth, networks and business model design with SME performance. The central research question of this thesis asks: How do innovation breadth, networks and business model design relate to SME performance?Study One systematically reviews a large sample of SME growth and performance literature to identify and interpret emergent concepts, themes, trends and gaps. Study One backgrounds the three empirical studies that that follow to argue, using Resource-Based Theory, that the resources required for developing competitive advantage are both physical and intangible; of the two, intangible resources have the greatest strategic potential. In other words, the thesis finds that SMEs lacking physical resources could develop more sustainable competitive advantage by relying more heavily on leveraging path dependent, socially complex, and causally ambiguous intangible resources. Social capital and technological competence, associated with networks and innovation, represent highly desired intangible resources. Business model design organises these resources to create value for the customer. Therefore, innovation across the elements of the business model when designing or reconfiguring the SME's business model acts as dynamic capabilities that enhance SME performance.iii The systematic literature review is followed by three empirical studies that use longitudinal and cross-sectional datasets of Australian SMEs. Study Two introduces the concept of innovation breadth, as the number of distinct types of innovation that firms use, or their innovation diversity, and examines the linearity and temporality of its re...

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…SMEs had little access to critical innovation resources (Mohannak 2007). As remarked by Chetty and Holm (2000), networks can help firms expose themselves to new opportunities, obtain knowledge, learn from experiences and benefit from the synergistic effect of pooled resources.…”

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Capabilities-Based Forecasting Model for Innovation Development in Small-and-Medium Construction Firms (Smcfs)

Chen

Lee

Yap

et al. 2018

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Abstract.Triggering innovation among Small-and-Medium Construction Firms (SMCFs) is of paramount importance to gear up the growth of construction firms. Thus, this study aims to develop a Capability-Based forecasting model for innovation development in SMCFs. Built on 157 questionnaires, the model was tested using partial least squares (PLS) technique of structural equation modelling (SEM). The practicality and robustness of this model was then validated by 12 experts. Findings affirm SMCFs making use of multiple Capability-Based approaches would be able to secure their performance via innovation activities. For academia, the new model contributes to the stream of construction innovation management by integrating both technological and organizational innovations in a single framework. For practitioners and policymakers, the model offers valuable input for continuing growth of SMCFs via innovation.

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“…Another author, Mohannak (2007) emphasizes the idea that business networks also improve the efficiency of the firm's innovative capability. Thus, the network environment creates a perception of collaboration and mutual benefits to all network members, which is important for the increasing and improvement of firm's innovation capability.…”

Section: Innovation From the Sociological Perspective: Networkingmentioning

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Innovation Performance in Brazil – What is Missing? From the Perspective of Micro and Small Technology-Based Firms

Melo

Gorman

Guevara

et al. 2015

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Abstract:The present paper approaches one of the most important themes in the business and economic areas since the second half of the 20th century: innovation; in particular for developing countries such as Brazil. For these countries, competitiveness is directly linked to the ability to foster and sustain a higher level of firms´ innovativeness. In Brazil, despite the overall economic and innovation conditions such as the presence of relevant innovation agents (i.e. universities, government, research centres and investors) and access to financing mechanisms as well as public policies which facilitated innovation initiatives have apparently been improved, innovation rates does not take off. So, considering this context, the present paper tried to examine what problems were hampering or inhibiting the improvement and increasing of the level of country´s innovativeness from the perspective of micro and small technology-based firms. The findings showed that there are still some problems such as lack of government support, funds and financing mechanisms as well as high costs of innovation and organizational resistances which play an important role pushing firms not to innovate.

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Innovation networks and capability building in the Australian high‐technology SMEs

Cited by 98 publications

References 29 publications

SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

Capabilities-Based Forecasting Model for Innovation Development in Small-and-Medium Construction Firms (Smcfs)

Innovation Performance in Brazil – What is Missing? From the Perspective of Micro and Small Technology-Based Firms

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