A Research on Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: The Case of Kazakhstan

Nurlan Kurmanov, Dametken Turekulova, Gulashar Doskeyeva and Gulzhan Alina
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Nurlan Kurmanov: Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade, Astana, Kazakhstan,
Dametken Turekulova: Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade, Astana, Kazakhstan,
Gulashar Doskeyeva: Narxoz University, Almaty, Kazakhstan,
Gulzhan Alina: Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade, Astana, Kazakhstan.

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 907-910

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine key factors that have a major influence on innovative activity of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Kazakhstan. In this paper, statistical analysis of indicators of innovative growth in the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted. The indicators were compared to those of technologically advanced countries, in particular to such indices as: The share of innovation-active enterprises, domestic spending on research and development (percentage to gross domestic product), total researchers equivalent per thousand total employments, and amount of researches conducted. As the results of the research, key factors that have a major influence on innovative activity of the SME were determined

Keywords: Innovative Activities; Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; Kazakhstan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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