Firm and Group Dynamics in the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Indonesia

The dynamics of innovation in Malaysia's wooden furniture industry: Innovation actors and linkages

“…The dynamics of innovation in the industry is supported by the strong network relationships among companies and supportive social networks. Additionally, the Muar furniture industry has exhibited some similarities with characteristics of furniture clusters in Canada (Drayse, 2011), Denmark (Asheim and Coenen, 2005), Indonesia (Berry et al, 2002), and the Philippines (Beerepoot, 2004) in terms of its OEM-based, subcontracting activities, sources of innovation, and dependencies on foreign workers.…”

“…The importance of linkages, especially the role of subcontracting in fostering the technological and skill capabilities of the furniture industries have been addressed in almost all the studies. For instance, studies have investigated the importance of external connections in stimulating internal innovation in Canadian furniture clusters (Drayse, 2011); vertical and horizontal networks as the primary sources of innovation in furniture clusters in Denmark (Asheim and Coenen, 2005); subcontracting relationships with foreign investors and buyers, as well as agglomeration economies in Indonesian furniture clusters (Berry et al, 2002).…”

International entrepreneurship research in emerging economies: A critical review and research agenda

“…However, firms from some countries (e.g., Indonesia, Vietnam) are sometimes forced to pursue less conventional internationalization strategies such as subcontracting or clustering (i.e. group internationalization) in order to overcome various barriers (Berry et al, 2002). While firms operating in technology intensive sectors pursue more aggressive internationalization strategies, firms that operate in less knowledge intensive sectors pursue internationalization in steps but have limited international experience and information.…”

SME Export Performance in Indonesia After the Crisis

“…Whereas the former contracted and reduced their exports, the latter grew and expanded their exports. SMEs weathered the crisis better than larger firms, though many have been hit hard too (Berry et al, 2002;The Asia Foundation, 2002).…”