SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

James Love () and Stephen Roper
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James Love: Warwick University Business School

No 5, White Papers from Enterprise Research Centre

Abstract: SMEs which have a track record of innovation are more likely to export, more likely to export successfully, and more likely to generate growth from exporting than non-innovating firms. What are the factors that enable such performance? This paper summarises and synthesises the evidence on SME innovation, exporting and growth, paying particular attention to internal and external (eco-system) enablers, and for the interplay between innovation and exporting in SME growth. We highlight those areas for which the evidence base is secure and where the evidence base remains limited, and develop policy suggestions and an agenda for further research.

Keywords: Innovation; Exporting; SME; business growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O12 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56 pages
Date: 2013-04-05
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