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Innovationen, Wachstumsabsicht und Umsatzwachstum neuer Unternehmen

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  • Katherine Gundolf
  • Mickaël Géraudel
  • Beate Cesinger

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Obwohl die aktuelle Literatur nahelegt, dass sowohl die Wachstumsabsicht als auch innovative Strategien das Wachstum von Unternehmen beeinflussen, bleibt eine wichtige, aber theoretische und empirische Frage unbeantwortet: Ist Innovation der Grund für Wachstum, ist die Absicht zu wachsen der Grund für Wachstum oder ist Wachstum der Grund für Innovation und die Veränderung der Wachstumsabsicht? Um diese Frage über Ursache(n) und Wirkung(en) zu klären, basiert vorliegende Studie auf einer repräsentativen Stichprobe von 20.472 jungen Unternehmen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Produktinnovationen und organisatorische Innovationen das Umsatzwachstum beeinflussen, während dies für Prozessinnovationen nicht der Fall ist. Darüber hinaus zeigen unsere Ergebnisse, dass jede Art von Innovation die Wachstumsabsicht beeinflusst und Mediationseffekte von Innovationen vorliegen. / Although current literature informs that both growth intention and innovative strategies determine venture growth, we remain with an important, yet unresolved theoretical and empirical question: is innovation the reason for growth, is intention the reason for growth or is growth the reason for innovation and changing growth intention? To untangle this question, about the gaps between cause(s) and effect(s) we undertake a data analysis on a final sample size of 20,472 young firms. We tested three types of innovation types: product, process and organizational innovation; and measured growth through sales revenue growth. Our results show that product innovation and organizational innovation affect sales revenues growth, while process innovation does not. Further, our results show that each type of innovation influences growth intention, and mediating effects of innovation occur.

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  • Katherine Gundolf & Mickaël Géraudel & Beate Cesinger, 2019. "Innovationen, Wachstumsabsicht und Umsatzwachstum neuer Unternehmen," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 67(4), pages 235-256.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v67_y2019_i4_q4_p235-256
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.67.4.235
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    1. Brink, Siegrun & Nielen, Sebastian & Schröder, Christian, 2022. "Die Auswirkungen der Innovationstätigkeit von KMU in Krisenzeiten auf ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung," IfM-Materialien 296, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.

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