Local and cross-border SME cooperation: Effects on innovation and performance

Revista Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa Pub Date : 2014-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.redee.2014.08.001

Mário L. Raposo , João J.M. Ferreira , Cristina I. Fernandes

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In this paper, a study is made of the effects of local and cross-border cooperation between small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on company innovation and performance. In line with previous works, it is maintained that cooperation positively impacts on company performance and innovation levels, while also finding that this effect is likely to be moderated by just how the firm conceives its cooperation configuration.

A bivariate linear model was used to test a a sample of 61 Portuguese and Spanish cross-border SMEs. The results confirm that cooperation is positively associated with company performance and innovation results. However, the cooperation configuration reveals different characteristics. It is conclude that co-operation with suppliers and qualified human resources are determining factors of local co-operation. In contrast, innovation related activities are crucial to cross-border cooperative activities. Overall, a contribution is made to the existing local and cross-border co-operation literature by demonstrating how SMEs may leverage increasing returns when able to combine innovation and cooperation.

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中小企业本地与跨境合作:对创新和绩效的影响

本文研究了中小企业本地合作和跨境合作对企业创新和绩效的影响。与先前的研究一致，我们认为合作对公司绩效和创新水平有积极影响，同时也发现这种影响可能被公司如何设想其合作配置所调节。采用双变量线性模型对61家葡萄牙和西班牙跨境中小企业样本进行了检验。结果证实，合作与公司绩效和创新成果呈正相关。然而，合作配置显示出不同的特征。与供应商的合作和合格的人力资源是本地合作的决定因素。相比之下，与创新有关的活动对跨界合作活动至关重要。总体而言，通过展示中小企业如何在能够将创新与合作结合起来时利用增加的回报，对现有的本地和跨境合作文献做出了贡献。

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