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Inter-organizational networks and innovation in small, knowledge-intensive firms: A literature review

2013

Published version of article from the journal: International Journal of Innovation Management In this study, we address the effect of innovation strategy and an innovative working climate on financial performance in the Norwegian wood industry. Innovation strategy embodies four dimensions: the degrees to which innovation in the form of products, processes, and business systems are embedded in the management values and priorities as well as the degree of expenditure in R&D. An innovative working climate is exemplified by team cohesion, supervisory encouragement, resources, autonomy, challenge, and openness to innovation. Previous studies have indicated a lack of research in traditional manuf…

Transaction costNetwork diversitywood industryFinancial performanceStrategy and Managementinnovative working climateNetwork densityCooperation alliances network diversity network density innovativeness SMEs knowledge-intensive firms resource dependency institutional theory transaction cost theoryfinancial performanceInter organizationalManagement of Technology and InnovationManufacturing firmsmanufacturing firmsResource dependencyBusinessInnovation strategyBusiness and International ManagementMarketingInstitutional theoryIndustrial organizationVDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Business: 213
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INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION PROMOTERS IN SMALL, KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE FIRMS

2009

This paper examines the relationship between external relations and innovation in small, knowledge-intensive Norwegian firms. Our findings indicate that external relations are beneficial for innovation. The analysis shows that it is necessary to treat innovation as more than a concept. Our independent variables related differently to product innovation, process innovation, and market innovation.We found that market participation in product development has a positive impact on product, process and market innovation. We also found that top management interaction with other firms had a positive effect on market innovation and that top management interaction with external R&D had a positive…

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