media type: Article
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Antecedents, moderators, and outcomes of innovation climate and open innovation: An empirical study in SMEs
This paper assesses the impact of organizational antecedents and innovation climate on open innovation (OI) and its effects on SME performance. Utilizing a structural equation model with data from 429 Spanish SMEs, it finds organizational factors and innovation climate enhance both inbound and outbound OI. Environmental dynamism notably boosts the innovation climate’s effect on outbound…
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The Passway of Women Entrepreneurship: Starting from Social Capital with Open Innovation, through to Knowledge Sharing and Innovative Performance
This research explores how social capital impacts women entrepreneurs in Bali, Indonesia, focusing on its role in the creative industry’s development. It finds social capital positively influences business performance, with Balinese Hindu norms shaping information use for innovation. However, women face obstacles like limited capital access, technological skills, market access, and cultural biases. Employing Structural…
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Open innovation ed ecosistemi dell’innovazione: nuovi trend a servizio del settore sanitario
The document discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare innovation, focusing on open innovation and innovation ecosystems. It highlights the shift towards digital tools and collaborative strategies in response to the pandemic, emphasizing the role of crowdsourcing, digitalization, and technology adaptation in enhancing healthcare services. The study showcases how these innovations not only address immediate…
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SMEs need formative infrastructure for business transformation
The study explores ICT adoption in SMEs, emphasizing the unique conditions and sensemaking processes required due to their limited resources compared to larger companies. It reveals that SMEs depend more on external relationships for ICT adoption and use, identifying three main needs: sensemaking, sensegiving, and service infrastructures. The research, based on over 60 interviews, suggests…
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Knowledge Management and ICT Adaptions as a Result of Pandemic Workplace Restrictions: A Case Study at a SME in Germany
This project assesses COVID-19’s impact on a German SME’s knowledge management and ICT use, revealing a shift to virtual operations and integrated ICT for better collaboration and knowledge codification. The pandemic induced a streamlined ICT approach, enhancing efficiency and knowledge accessibility. Recommendations include continuing the hybrid management strategy and rethinking physical and virtual workspace designs.…
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Role of adopting response strategies to manage the Front-End phase of a project.: An exploratory study of the Italian Innovative SMEs
The study explores the critical Front-End phase in project management within innovative SMEs, focusing on managing uncertainty, equivocality, and complexity. Through literature review and interviews with six Italian SMEs, it identifies strategies for handling these challenges, noting a consensus on uncertainty’s predominance. The research suggests that a company’s size influences the range of strategies available,…
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Measuring the benefits of ICTs in social enterprises: an exploratory study
The study explores how social enterprises benefit from ICTs, using case studies of four Italian companies. It identifies six indicators of social mission fulfillment through ICT: market access, income generation, employment, social training, sponsor relations, and social outsourcing. The research concludes that ICTs significantly benefit social enterprises if they align with at least one of…
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SME Performance and Its Relationship to Innovation
This thesis critiques current SME performance models for their focus on financial metrics, overlooking non-financial factors and SME diversity. It proposes the Survival Index Value (SIV) model, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative inputs, and acknowledges the importance of innovation activities. The SIV model considers SMEs’ internal and external environments, suggesting innovation capital as a key…
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An in-depth analysis of the approach towards“Environmental sustainability” and “Greenmarketing” from SMEs restaurant perspective in Sweden
The study explores the environmental sustainability challenges faced by SME restaurants, particularly focusing on sushi establishments in Umeå, Sweden. It examines owners’ motivations towards sustainability, including packaging, waste management, procurement, and environmental certification, particularly under KRAV. The research distinguishes between motivations based on morality versus those combining profitability and morality, and discusses how green marketing…
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The benefits of e-business adoption: an empirical study of Swedish SMEs
This study assesses the impact of web-based e-business on Swedish SMEs, highlighting its benefits in enhancing operational efficiency, profitability, and competitive stance. Data analysis offers insights for manufacturing and service SME executives, demonstrating that e-business adoption significantly contributes to SME performance.