Innovation, the condition of success for the reshoring of SMEs

L’Innovation, condition de succès de la relocalisation pour les PME

Catherine Mercier-Suissa (), Daniel Suissa () and Céline Bouveret-Rivat ()
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Catherine Mercier-Suissa: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Daniel Suissa: ESDES - ESDES, Lyon Business School - UCLy - UCLy - UCLy (Lyon Catholic University)
Céline Bouveret-Rivat: COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne

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Abstract: Empirical surveys conducted in the area of international economy have clearly identified the factors of relocation of French SMEs during the noughties. A decade later, we have enough data to analyse the consequences of relocation on SMEs' business activities. While the traditional theory of international trade depicts non-specialisation as an irreversible and unequivocal trend, the relocation of companies invalidates this assumption. The neo-technological trend, with the product life cycle at Vernon's, shows the im- portance of technology and innovation. Adopting this as a starting point, we seek to expose the way in which innovation is the key of success for SMEs relocating to France. Using the sole longitudinal case study on the ATOL coop, we are assessing the different types of innovation which it implemented (preliminary and running innovations) to make its relocation durable.

Keywords: Innovation; Relocation; Reshoring; Onshoring; Nearshoring; Backshoring; Optics Industry; Relocalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-10
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Published in Pratique du Droit, de la Politique, de l’Economie, de la Gestion et des Finances, 2023, 1 (2), pp.110-123

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