PERCEIVED COMPETITION AND INNOVATIVE INTENTIONS IN DUTCH SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Jeroen P. J. de Jong ()
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Jeroen P. J. de Jong: RSM Erasmus University, EIM Business and Policy Research, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Room T7-37, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2011, vol. 15, issue 04, pages 687-707

Abstract: This paper explores the complex relationship between competition and innovation by analyzing survey data of 2,281 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands. We develop and test hypotheses on the relationships between three dimensions of perceived competition (internal rivalry, supplier power and buyer power) and firms' intentions to engage in product and process innovation. Moreover, we analyze if firms' strategic attention for innovation is a moderating variable. We find that specific innovative intentions relate to different perceptions of competitive forces. Intentions to engage in process innovation correlate with the perceived bargaining power of suppliers, while intended product innovation correlates with perceived buyer power and internal rivalry between incumbent firms in the market — but the correlation with internal rivalry is significant only when firms report no strategic attention for innovation.

Keywords: Perceived competition; innovative intentions; product innovation; process innovation; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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