The Effect of External Knowledge Sources on Organizational Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in Germany

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI:10.2478/bsrj-2021-0005

Shoaib Abdul Basit

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Abstract

Abstract Background: Firms increasingly depend on external actors for the process of generating innovation. Interaction with these actors might occur through an official collaboration agreement or via external actors as the source of information. Objectives: Although open innovation has received more attention, still less is known about its effect on organizational innovation. To fill this gap, this study investigates the impact of various external knowledge sources on the willingness of small and mediumsized enterprises to introduce organizational innovation. Methods/Approach: To achieve the proposed objective, the German Community Innovation Survey conducted in 2017 is used for the econometric analysis. Results: Different external sources of knowledge are relevant for the introduction of organizational innovation in small firms (customers in the private sector, competitors, conferences, and crowdsourcing) compared to medium-sized firms (customers in the private sector and industry associations). Conclusions: External knowledge sources are more important for small firms compared to medium firms, and those small firms are more likely to use various sets of external knowledge.

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外部知识源对德国中小企业组织创新的影响

背景:企业在产生创新的过程中越来越依赖外部行为者。与这些参与者的交互可以通过官方协作协议或通过外部参与者作为信息源进行。目的:开放式创新虽然受到越来越多的关注，但对其对组织创新的影响却知之甚少。为了填补这一空白，本研究调查了各种外部知识来源对中小企业引入组织创新意愿的影响。方法/途径:为了实现提出的目标，使用2017年进行的德国社区创新调查进行计量经济学分析。结果:与中型企业(私营部门的客户和行业协会)相比，不同的外部知识来源与小型企业(私营部门的客户、竞争对手、会议和众包)引入组织创新有关。结论:与中型企业相比，小型企业更重视外部知识来源，并且小型企业更有可能使用各种外部知识。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.