INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION PROMOTERS IN SMALL, KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE FIRMS

Jan Inge Jenssen () and Erlend Nybakk ()
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Jan Inge Jenssen: University of Agder and Agder Research, Servicebox 422, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
Erlend Nybakk: Department of Economics and Resource Management, University of Life, Sciences and Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Norway

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2009, vol. 13, issue 03, 441-466

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between external relations and innovation in small, knowledge-intensive Norwegian firms. Our findings indicate that external relations are beneficial for innovation. The analysis shows that it is necessary to treat innovation as more than a concept. Our independent variables related differently to product innovation, process innovation, and market innovation.We found that market participation in product development has a positive impact on product, process and market innovation. We also found that top management interaction with other firms had a positive effect on market innovation and that top management interaction with external R&D had a positive effect on product innovation. This finding probably indicates that access to R&D resources is vital for product development in the context of knowledge-intensive products. The results also show that participation in conferences and courses positively influences process and market innovation and that systematic environmental scanning positively influences product innovation.

Keywords: Innovation; innovation promoters; external relations; small; knowledge-intensive firms; Norway (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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