Exploring the sources of innovation in food processing SMEs of Kerala

Bhumika Gupta (), Jeayaram Subramanian (), Hardik Vachhrajani and Avinash Shivdas
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Bhumika Gupta: IMT-BS - MMS - Département Management, Marketing et Stratégie - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management
Jeayaram Subramanian: Amrita School of Business (Amrita University)
Hardik Vachhrajani: Amrita School of Business (Amrita University)
Avinash Shivdas: Amrita School of Business (Amrita University)

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Abstract: Indian food processing industry is one of the largest in the world in terms of production, consumption, exports and growth opportunities. SMEs play a crucial role within this. Large manufacturing firms largely dominate innovation studies in India. Innovation sources used by SMEs are often different from that of large firms. This paper focuses on exploring various sources of innovation adopted by food processing SMEs in Kerala, South India. Outcome suggests that SMEs use various sources like suppliers, competitors, employees, government/research institutions and customers to get new ideas.

Keywords: Food processing; Sources of innovation; SMEs; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Published in International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering, 2014, 8 (4), pp.1149 - 1153

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