Product Innovation Processes in Small Firms: Combining Entrepreneurial Effectuation and Managerial Causation

Berends, J.J.; Jelinek, Mariann; Reymen, I.M.M.J.; Stultiëns, R.G.L.

doi:10.1111/jpim.12117

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“…However, for SMEs the issue of devolution is usually moot, as these firms typically have simple organisational structures within which R&D and commercialisation decision-making is the responsibility of the owner-manager or a small team (Hoffman et al, 1998). Such firms also need to make use of alliances to secure access to resources (Lasagni, 2012), and to creatively use of their existing resources when engaged in NPD (Berends et al, 2014). Adams et al's (2006) review of management of innovation was not targeted at SMEs.…”

Section: A Resource-based View (Rbv) Of Organisational Factors Influementioning

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ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS, ANTICIPATED RENTS AND COMMERCIALISATION IN SMEs

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Mazzarol²,

Soutar³

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Int. J. Innov. Mgt.

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The study investigates the relationship between organisational factors and the anticipated returns to the commercialisation of an innovation within small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Using a large multi-country sample, the analysis involved a structural equation model of seven organisational factors associated with the management of innovation, and their relationship with the anticipated volume of sales, profitability and lifecycle of the innovation. Significant relationships were found between the possession of an innovation strategy and formal commercialisation management, and optimism over sales volumes and lifecycle. The study provides new insights into the resource-based view and theory of entrepreneurial rents, strengthening SME owner-managers' assessment on future investments in innovation and how to utilise their best capabilities. Policy makers also gain more insights into the commercialisation process within SMEs to foster the innovation orientation in both high and low tech sectors.

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Section: A Resource-based View (Rbv) Of Organisational Factors Influementioning

confidence: 99%

ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS, ANTICIPATED RENTS AND COMMERCIALISATION IN SMEs

Do¹,

Mazzarol²,

Soutar³

et al. 2018

Int. J. Innov. Mgt.

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“…Hence, the lens of design in this study. Berends et al (2014) integrate causal and effectuation as key drivers of product innovation. This signifies that the contextual differences in a small business as compared to the big, are relevant to the frame of this study.…”

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Collaborating to compete: The role of collective creativity in a South African clothing design small business

Tselepis

Mastamet-Mason

Antonites

2016

SAJESBM

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Background: The number of apparel manufacturers in the South African clothing and textile industry is diminishing due to competition with importing apparel manufacturers. Nevertheless, South African small and micro-businesses still manufacture clothing products to meet the needs of the local markets.Aim: This study set out to explore and describe the role of collective creativity in the design process of a South African clothing small business that provides innovative clothing to local niche markets.Setting: The small and micro-businesses are typically owned by designers who can be viewed as artisan entrepreneurs. However, the competition for the local market is very competitive, and innovative designs and design processes can promote the competitiveness of the clothing small and micro-businesses.Method: A case study research design was implemented in the study, which included qualitative research methods. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation and analysis of the products against an innovation design framework were done.Results: The findings suggest that a collaborative design process supports the collective creativity of the particular owner-designers. Collective creativity enables innovative clothing products that result from the design process and it also reduced the perceived risk that the owner-designers experienced with regard to launching a ready-to-wear range.Conclusion: It is argued that collective creativity contributes to sustaining innovative design and enhances abductive reasoning for problem solving. Abductive reasoning, which is typically associated with design thinking, could be important for entrepreneurial thinking and recommendations in this regard are made.

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“…En esta línea Berends et al (2013), sugieren la necesidad de continuar investigando sobre la innovación de producto en el contexto de la pequeña empresa y argumentan cómo:  La mayoría de investigaciones en la gestión de la innovación de productos se ha centrado únicamente en las grandes empresas, y no han dejado de distinguir entre grandes y pequeñas empresas (Moultrie et al, 2007).  Los estudios de innovación dirigidos específicamente a pequeñas firmas se han centrado en los antecedentes y consecuencias de los esfuerzos de innovación de producto (Brouwer y Kleinknecht, 1996;Ledwith y O'Dwyer, 2009), la identificación de los efectos de las colaboraciones inter-organizativas (Stuart, 2000;Bougrain y Haudeville, 2002); la orientación al competidor (Ledwith y O'Dwyer, 2009), la estructura organizativa (Terziovski, 2010), el capital intelectual (Leitner, 2011), y la disponibilidad de científicos e ingenieros cualificados (Romijn y Albaladejo, 2002).…”

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Revisión Y Adaptación Del Concepto “Innovación” Al Contexto Empresarial Español

Jaime

2015

ReE

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RESUMENLa innovación se ha convertido en una realidad innegable en el contexto de la gestión de la empresa, independientemente de su tamaño o actividad. En las últimas décadas, numerosas investigaciones han estudiado la capacidad innovadora de la empresa, sus consecuencias macroeconómicas y la relación que guarda la innovación con ciertos factores macros y micros. En este sentido, algunos trabajos han analizado la influencia de determinados factores en la capacidad innovadora de las empresas, prestando especial atención a la de gran tamaño y descuidando en ocasiones el análisis en el ámbito de las empresas de estructuras más reducidas que suelen tener otro tipo de recursos y capacidades, muy diferentes a los que representan a las más grandes. Precisamente este trabajo pretende contribuir a mejorar el conocimiento sobre la innovación empresarial en entidades organizativas de tamaño más limitado, que son las que más peso tienen en la mayoría de las economías emergentes y desarrolladas. Este trabajo pretende estudiar y evaluar la evolución que presenta el concepto "innovación", para redefinirlo y adaptarlo a las características intrínsecas de la microempresa española. Con ello, se pretende contribuir a mejorar el conocimiento sobre la innovación y sus formas en el contexto de las microempresas de España y sentar las bases conceptuales para futuras investigaciones en el ámbito de las pequeñas empresas. Palabras claves: Innovación, microempresa, recursos y capacidades, competitividad. JEL: L25, M20, O31. ABSTRACTInnovation has become an undeniable reality in the management of the firm, regardless of size or activity. In recent decades, numerous studies have examined the innovative capacity of the company, its macroeconomic consequences and the relationship of innovation with certain macro and micro factors. In this sense, some studies have analysed the influence of certain factors on the innovative capacity of enterprises, paying special attention to large business and sometimes neglecting the analysis in the area of smaller companies. Precisely this work tries to improve the knowledge about business innovation in organizational entities of more limited size, which are those that have more weight in most emerging and developed economies. This work aims to study and analyse the evolution of the concept "innovation" in order to redefine and adapt this concept to the intrinsic characteristics of the Spanish microenterprise. This study try to improve the understanding of innovation and its forms in the Spanish context, and lay the conceptual foundation for future research in the field of small businesses.

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Product Innovation Processes in Small Firms: Combining Entrepreneurial Effectuation and Managerial Causation

Abstract: This article reports a multimethod study of product innovation processes in small manufacturing firms. Prior studies found that small firms do not deploy the formalized processes identified as best practice for the management of new product development (NPD)

Cited by 328 publications

References 89 publications

ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS, ANTICIPATED RENTS AND COMMERCIALISATION IN SMEs

ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS, ANTICIPATED RENTS AND COMMERCIALISATION IN SMEs

Collaborating to compete: The role of collective creativity in a South African clothing design small business

Revisión Y Adaptación Del Concepto “Innovación” Al Contexto Empresarial Español

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