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Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities

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  • Susanne Durst
  • Serdal Temel
  • Christoph Hinteregger

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Even though previous research has repeatedly highlighted the critical role of network partners on innovation activities, it lacks a dedicated discussion about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their approaches to network partners for realising innovation initiatives. This study responds to this situation and, drawing upon a data set from 1,315 Turkish SMEs, empirically conceptualises a typology of strategic types of networkers and explores the influence of these strategic types on marketing and product innovation as well as process and organisational innovation in SMEs. Results show that apart from supply-chain networkers, there are significant positive relationships between all types of network collaborations and SMEs' innovation activities. Additionally, increasing the breadth and depth of network collaboration with external partners will strengthen the positive effects of SMEs' innovation activities even more.

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  • Susanne Durst & Serdal Temel & Christoph Hinteregger, 2020. "Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(4), pages 369-389.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbenv:v:11:y:2020:i:4:p:369-389
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