R&D as a determinant of innovation in manufacturing SMEs: An attempt at empirical clarification

Performance Perspectives for Small and Medium Enterprises in Cameroon: Innovation and ICTs

“…Detailed attention has therefore been given to innovation in recent years by business economics theorists (Mairesse et al, 2002;Charreaux, 2004;Raymond and St-Pierre, 2010;Şipoş et Ionescu, 2015;Rukevwe, 2015;Boachie, 2015;Ndesaulwa, 2016). Some authors find a positive link between the degree of innovation and company performance (Seersucker et al, 2000;Jansen et al, 2006;Dibrell et al, 2008 ;Hajjem et al, 2015), while others (Tidd & Driver, 2000;St-Pierre et al, 2003) obtain mitigated results.…”

The Individual’s Influence on Low-Technology Innovation: A Critical Realism Based Case Study on North-West Pakistan’s Marble Sector

“…The more a firm interacts with the external environment the greater the importance of design activities for innovation. Related to R&D, Raymond and St-Pierre (2010) find that the influence of R&D on product innovation is mediated by process innovation for small and medium-sized firms. According to O'Regan and Kling (2011) small firms have lower R&D investment and tend to outsource it.…”

Technological Innovation Induced Growth of Engineering Industry SMEs: Case Studies in Bangalore

“…Innovation has long been considered the key factor for the survival, growth and development of SMEs (Raymond and St-Pierre, 2010). In a dynamic and competitive global economic environment, SMEs, which exert a strong influence on the economies of many countries through their ability to innovate new products and processes, are considered the engine of economic growth and technological progress (Bruque and Moyano, 2007).…”