Following the Footprints of SME Competitiveness in a High-Technology Sector

Luís Farinha () and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen ()
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Luís Farinha: Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco & NECE at University of Beira Interior, PT
Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen: State University of New York – Buffalo

Chapter Chapter 6 in Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development in Organizations, 2019, pp 77-95 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines the competitiveness footprints of SMEs within a high-tech cluster. A mixed methodology combining quantitative and qualitative data is used. More specifically, a case study is offered to show trends in innovative and entrepreneurial collaboration associated with an internationally competitive high-tech cluster. The findings shed light on the importance of collective efficiency strategies, with a focus on RD&I, implemented by SMEs that operate in an international and competitive market. This chapter highlights the lessons learned in two specific aspects: the role of innovation in the competitiveness of SMEs and the role of innovation and entrepreneurship networks in enhancing the functions of a high-technology industrial cluster, the Portuguese Engineering and Tooling Cluster.

Keywords: Innovation; SMEs competitiveness; Clusters; RDI projects; Networking; Triple helix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74881-8_6

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