Does management innovation pay-off in SMEs? Empirical evidence for Spanish SMEs

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver (), Francisca Ripoll-Sempere () and Carles Boronat Moll ()
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Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Francisca Ripoll-Sempere: Polytechnic University of Valencia
Carles Boronat Moll: Polytechnic University of Valencia

Small Business Economics, 2016, vol. 47, issue 2, No 13, 507-533

Abstract: Abstract Addressing SMEs, studies about management innovation are scarce and traditionally disconnected from works on technological innovation. This paper’s research question explores whether technological innovators benefit from introducing management innovations. Using 2837 SMEs from CIS data, our findings suggest that the integration of technology and organization creates higher-order complex innovation capabilities and positive complementarities that improve performance. Implications for scholars, managers and policymakers related to SMEs are presented.

Keywords: SMEs; Management innovation; Technological innovation; Socio-technical approach; Resource-based view; Dynamic capabilities; Technology strategy; L20; L26; M20; O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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