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Combining Knowledge to Improve Product and Process Innovation and Performance of SMES in Developing Economies

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  • Fábio de Oliveira Paula

    (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

  • Jorge Ferreira da Silva

    (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate how combining internal and external knowledge sources (KS) may influence product and process innovation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing economies in order to improve their financial performances (FPs). Previous research mostly supported that internal KS influence innovation directly as well as indirectly, moderating the relationship between external KS and innovation performance (IP), with this moderation being more prominent in the case of high-technology firms. These studies also supported that innovation influences FP more strongly in this type of firm. The present study proposes that, in developing countries, the opposite occurs. The moderation relationship of internal KS on the relationship between external KS and IP would be stronger in low-technology firms, as well as the positive effect of innovation on FP. We tested our propositions using a sample of 1551 Brazilian manufacturing SMEs controlling by the technological intensity of the industry and confirmed a good part of the proposed hypotheses.

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  • Fábio de Oliveira Paula & Jorge Ferreira da Silva, 2020. "Combining Knowledge to Improve Product and Process Innovation and Performance of SMES in Developing Economies," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(02), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitmx:v:17:y:2020:i:02:n:s0219877020500133
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219877020500133
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