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Innovation, complementarities and performance in micro/small enterprises

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  • Anna Comacchio
  • Annachiara Scapolan
  • Sara Bonesso

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This paper gives an empirical contribution to the debate on new organisational forms, complementarities and their relation to a firm's competitiveness by means of a study on the organisational evolution of Micro/Small Enterprises (MSEs), which represent more than 90% of European firms but are not yet well analysed from the organisational point of view. This paper, based on a survey on a sample of 147 Italian MSEs, investigates firstly the diffusion of a set of organisational and technological innovations. Secondly, the question is asked whether entrepreneurs invest in only one type of innovation or if there is a simultaneous adoption of coherent set of innovations. Finally, the relationship between the adoption of a system of innovations and the dynamic of firm's performance measured by sales and product innovation is investigated.

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  • Anna Comacchio & Annachiara Scapolan & Sara Bonesso, 2007. "Innovation, complementarities and performance in micro/small enterprises," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(1), pages 5-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:7:y:2007:i:1:p:5-28
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