Alam, Khorshed and Adeyinka, Adewuyi Ayodele and Wiesner, Retha (2019) Smaller businesses and e-innovation: a winning combination in Australia. Journal of Business Strategy. ISSN 0275-6668
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand whether or not factors that impact the performance–innovation nexus differ from one percentage level of performance to another among small- and medium-sized enterprises in regional Australia, with a specific focus on e-innovation by strategic and non-strategic firms in the agricultural sector and in other industries.
Design/methodology/approach: Researchers implicitly assumed that the performance–innovation relationship is uniform across high-level, mid-level and low-level performing small- and medium-sized enterprises. In this study, the authors analysed performance at different percentage levels.
Findings: The findings indicate that the levels of small- and medium-sized enterprises performance have a significant difference in terms of the factors influencing their performance. The industry may be a determinant of performance, which is similar in the case of the topmost performers in the non-agricultural sector. The major findings of this study are as follows: the performance–innovation relationship differs by the percentage level of small- and medium-sized enterprises performance; and Solow’s productivity paradox exists at the firm level.
Practical implications: The authors recommend that rural policies should target low-performing firms. Moreover, researchers should adopt methodologies that shed light on the differences in the performance–innovation nexus across performance levels rather than one-size-fits-all methodologies that are often adopted.
Originality/value: The major contributions of this study are that the performance–innovation relationship differs by the level of small- and medium-sized enterprises performance, and Solow’s productivity paradox exists at the firm level.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published online: 6 May 2019. Permanent restricted access to ArticleFirst version, in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Commerce (1 July 2013 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic Research (1 Aug 2018 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2019 02:35 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2020 03:14 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | small and medium size enterprise, quantile regression, eCommerce, performance-innovation nexus, regional Australia, Solow productivity paradox |
| Fields of Research : | 14 Economics > 1402 Applied Economics > 140202 Economic Development and Growth 14 Economics > 1403 Econometrics > 140301 Cross-Sectional Analysis 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150307 Innovation and Technology Management |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | B Economic Development > 89 Information and Communication Services > 8901 Communication Networks and Services > 890199 Communication Networks and Services not elsewhere classified B Economic Development > 91 Economic Framework > 9102 Microeconomics > 910205 Industry Policy |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1108/JBS-11-2018-0186 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/37342 |
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