A STUDY OF ORGANISATIONAL DETERMINANTS AND INNOVATION PRACTICES IN DUBAI SMEs

Yahya Al-Ansari (), Jun Xu () and Simon Pervan ()
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Yahya Al-Ansari: Southern Cross University, Southern Cross Business School, Locked Mail Bag 4, Coolangatta, QLD 4225, Australia
Jun Xu: Southern Cross University, Southern Cross Business School, Locked Mail Bag 4, Coolangatta, QLD 4225, Australia
Simon Pervan: Southern Cross University, Southern Cross Business School, Locked Mail Bag 4, Coolangatta, QLD 4225, Australia

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2014, vol. 18, issue 01, 1-28

Abstract: This study explores the relevance of established organisational determinants of innovation practice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the emerging market of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Drawing upon data from 200 SMEs, the findings suggest that management orientation, technology orientation, alliance and cooperation and market orientation are important antecedents to SMEs' innovative practices, but question the importance of organisational culture. This study is the first to examine the organisational determinants of innovation in both an SME and emerging market context. Implications and suggestions for future research are offered to both scholars and practitioners.

Keywords: Small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; innovation practices; organisational determinants; Dubai; United Arab Emirates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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