What affects the innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in China?

Xie, Xuemei; Zeng, Saixing; Peng, Yunfeng; Tam, C. M.

doi:10.5172/impp.2013.15.3.271

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“…Ahmad and Ramayah () study the ethical and social practices among entrepreneurial ventures in Malaysian SMEs and the effect of such practices on both financial and nonfinancial performance to highlight the peculiarities of the emerging economy context. Xie, Zeng, Peng, and Tam () base their analysis on a survey of Chinese manufacturing SMEs to explore the major impacting factors on innovation performance. Ratnawati, Soetjipto, Murwani, and Wahyono () and Rasheed, Shahzad, Conroy, Nadeem, and Siddique () investigate the role of human resource organization on companies' performances in Malang and Pakistan, respectively.…”

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Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

2019

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Based on a 20‐year dataset collected from the Web of Science database, this study aims to present a comprehensive knowledge map of the intellectual structure of the field of study of sustainability and financial performances in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). A bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review method were employed by analyzing articles published between 1999 and 2018, using the VOSViewer software. The study provides an overview of articles, authors, the most influential journals, and themes of research. The results reveal the existence of three themes in research: the role of innovation and entrepreneurship and their impact on sustainability in SMEs (cluster 1), corporate social responsibility in the context of SMEs (cluster 2), and green management and environmental issues for SMEs (cluster 3). In sum, this paper discusses prominent insights from the research analyses and recommends future research directions for the field.

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Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

2019

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“…It is important to have adequate level of finance and also it is an essential condition to make a technological innovation. Xie et al pointed out the importance of financial factors for SME's and indicates that small firms placed greater emphasis on finance than medium and large-sized firms (Xie et al, 2013).…”

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A Research on Determining Innovation Factors for SMEs

Bayarçelik

Taşel

Apak

2014

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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SMEs are the essential elements of the economy which is responsible for driving innovation and competition in many economic sectors. To be a competitor in such economies those SMEs should support strategic management decisions successfully. The problem could be in decision phase according to market conditions with many external and internal factors. To cope with ambiguity executives have to consider appropriate strategies. Due to this difficult and time consuming evaluation process, this paper is focusing on determining to find some case-based strategic innovation success factors. A decision making approach is adopted to effectively evaluate those strategic innovation factors.

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“…In most cases, innovations regarding goods or services include new uses for already existing ones. Service innovation comprise an enhancement in how they are provided regarding their efficiency or speed as well as the addition of new functions or characteristics to existing services or the introduction of entirely new services (Sharma & Upneja, 2005;Xie et al, 2013). Notable improvement of door step delivery of goods and services, providing on-site rather than remote management contact point for outsourced services, is an example of the enhancement in services quality.…”

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“…Production methods which are involved in the techniques, equipment and software can also be used to produce goods or services by the SH sectors. An instance of a new production methods is the implementation of new automation equipment on a production line or the implementation of computer -assisted design for customer information and identification (Xie et al, 2013). Delivery method refers to the logistics of the firm including equipment, software and techniques to source inputs, allocate supplies within the firm or deliver final products.…”

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Entrepreneurial innovation strategies; an option for small hotels’ growth in Ghana

Spio-Kwofie

Udimal

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J Glob Entrepr Res

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Homes away from home show the behavioral patterns of people who are always on the move from one place to another. Many small size hotels in Ghana keep springing up quickly in a bid to provide home for people away from home. Yet, innovative ideas that enhance patronage and sustainability is on a decline, leading to eventual foldup. This study seeks to advance the entrepreneurial innovations of small hotels in order to sustain growth in Ghana. Successful stories about SMEs exist but are rare. A population size of 2915 entrepreneurs operating small medium hotels across the country were zoned into three, and schematic random sampling method was used in selecting the hotels. A scale of 100% hospitality industry attitudinal variables such as Service Innovations, Process Innovations, Management Innovations and Marketing Innovations were used. Responses from small hotel managers/owners indicate that there is a strong correlation between innovative activities and patronage. We therefore, recommend small hospitalities' managers to develop their innovative abilities as a reliable path to the survival and growth of their businesses in a highly perishable and competitive business environment.

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What affects the innovation performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in China?

Cited by 68 publications

References 53 publications

Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

Sustainability and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises: A bibliometric and systematic literature review

A Research on Determining Innovation Factors for SMEs

Entrepreneurial innovation strategies; an option for small hotels’ growth in Ghana

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