Are High-Tech Companies More Competitive Than Others? An Empirical Study of Innovative and Exporting French SMEs

Manon Enjolras (manon.enjolras@univ-lorraine.fr), Mauricio Camargo (mauricio.camargo@ensgsi.inpl-nancy.fr) and Christophe Schmitt (christophe.schmitt@univ-lorraine.fr)
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Manon Enjolras: ERPI - Equipe de Recherche sur les Processus Innovatifs - UL - Université de Lorraine
Mauricio Camargo: ERPI - Equipe de Recherche sur les Processus Innovatifs - UL - Université de Lorraine
Christophe Schmitt: CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine

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Abstract: The main objective of this research work is to question the relationship between the techno- logical intensity of SMEs (defined by the share of R&D expenditure in turnover, according to the OECD) and their growth potential (defined by their innovation and export capabilities). Through a multiple case study conducted with a panel of nine French SMEs, and through an analysis combining a qualitative approach (illustrative cases study) and a quantitative one (multidimensional statistical methods), several hypotheses were tested. Finally, this study points out that technological intensity, as defined by the OECD, is not directly correl- ated with the growth potential of SMEs. On the other hand, a company's technological in- tensity would have an impact on the way it manages its innovation and internationalization process, and thus the way it manages its internal practices.

Keywords: Exporting SME; innovation; High Tech; capabilities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-01-29
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Published in Technology Innovation Management Review, 2019, 9 (1), pp.33-49. ⟨10.22215/timreview/1206⟩

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