Innovation and Innovativeness in Medium-Low Tech/Low-Tech Industries – Wood Industry

Barčić, Andreja Pirc; Motik, Darko

doi:10.5552/drind.2013.1301

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“…For instance, Pirc and Vlosky [10] showed that applying innovation is becoming more and more important in Croatian furniture companies. Barčić and Motik [2] revealed that, along with small traditional companies, innovative companies in the Croatian furniture industry exist, but due to excessive market opportunities and possibilities, managers, directors, and executive staff still do not recognize which way will take them to one step ahead of the competition.…”

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Participation of Bulgarian Furniture Manufacturing in Global and Local Value Chains as a Factor Supporting Their Innovation Activities

Georgieva,

Neykov,

Barčić

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Innovations can offer key advantages to companies, but in some EU regions, the design and development of innovation measures are still relatively novel concepts. The aim of this study was to analyze the collaborations of innovative Bulgarian furniture manufacturers with external stakeholders and the used information channels as factors for the development and implementation of innovation and participation in global value chains over their innovation activities. Out of 3890 Bulgarian companies, the number of companies included in the target group was further reduced to 85 firms due to missing information on some variables. The data for the present study were collected using a large-scale questionnaire distributed on the spot during the months of March and April 2022. Logistic regression was used to reveal the real contribution of the collaborations and the information sources to the ability of companies to innovate. The research results indicated that in Bulgaria, the furniture sector is not considered very innovative, and Bulgarian furniture manufacturing companies do not rely on collaboration with the IT and mechatronics sectors. These companies do not want to participate in GVCs, as they refer to them in relation to supply chains. Therefore, they are less dependent on chain shocks. Companies prefer to hide their innovations for further protection, which might be the reason for the lack of cooperation between the furniture manufacturing companies and academia, NGOs, and other relevant institutions. The findings of the study contribute to new insights into the literature on the participation in GVCs as a factor for collaboration with different stakeholders and hence for product and process innovation development within the furniture industry companies.

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“…Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concentration of suppliers or customers along the chain may make some firms more vulnerable to shocks from the crisis. Additionally, for industries with high concentrations of exports or imports, fewer possibilities for suppliers or buyers to be replaced exist in the event of a break in the chain [2].…”

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Participation of Bulgarian Furniture Manufacturing in Global and Local Value Chains as a Factor Supporting Their Innovation Activities

Georgieva,

Neykov,

Barčić

et al. 2023

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“…For example, market share of more innovative companies tends to increase in volume, in contrast to the underperforming companies whose failure forces them to search for innovation opportunities. Consequently, the companies that base their progress on innovativeness stand a better chance of having higher export values (Pirc-Barčić and Motik, 2013).…”

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Production Management Model in Small and Medium Enterprises in Croatia

Dušak¹,

Jelačić

2018

Drvna ind.

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Small and medium enterprises play a key role in the economy of the European Union as the main generators of employment and economic development. According to the offi cial statistics of the EU, about 99.8 % of enterprises are small and medium. In order to be successful, the company needs to harmonize various parameters through strategic planning, preparation, organization and decision making. For the purpose of the research, two questionnaires were used, one for the purposes of descriptive statistics and χ 2 test, and the other for the purpose of AHP data analysis. The χ 2test shows the opinion of surveyed experts and company managers, while the AHP method demonstrates the parameters considered most and least important for the company business. In contrast to the environmentally friendly production, which has shown to have the least signifi cant impact on the management system, the market, promotion and marketing have the most signifi cant impact. According to the results, production and business management model and block diagram were established.

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Innovation and Innovativeness in Medium-Low Tech/Low-Tech Industries – Wood Industry

Abstract: • Krajnji cilj inovacije jest poboljšanje poslovanja, a inovacijske aktivnosti u suvremenim uvjetima

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Participation of Bulgarian Furniture Manufacturing in Global and Local Value Chains as a Factor Supporting Their Innovation Activities

Participation of Bulgarian Furniture Manufacturing in Global and Local Value Chains as a Factor Supporting Their Innovation Activities

Production Management Model in Small and Medium Enterprises in Croatia

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