scholarly journals Exploring the Effects of Innovation Strategies and Size on Manufacturing Firms’ Productivity and Environmental Impact

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3289
Author(s):  
Jean Pierre Seclen-Luna ◽  
Pablo Moya-Fernández ◽  
Ángeles Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Positive Effect

In economies that are based on natural resources, efforts to achieve sustainability still seem unclear, especially in manufacturing companies. As a result, from a business perspective, many manufacturers have adopted various strategies to maintain their competitiveness in line with environmental regulations. In addition to product and process innovation, we have analyzed innovation based on product–service innovation (PSI), or servitization, which is seen as key to promoting more resource-efficient economies. This study examines the effects of innovation strategies on productivity and environmental impact. Based on data extracted from the National Innovation Survey of the manufacturing industries of Peru, a sample of 791 companies were analyzed. Our findings indicate that, although only a few companies carry out product and process innovation and especially product–service innovation, when they do, they have a positive effect on both productivity and environmental impact. However, this relationship is affected by the size of the company. Thus, the innovation strategies have a greater positive effect on environmental impact in large companies than companies with fewer than 50 employees. Finally, despite the importance of product–service innovation, it seems that this strategy is not yet established in Peruvian manufacturing companies. Given the positive effect on productivity and environmental impact, we conclude by emphasizing the importance of establishing public policies aimed at disseminating and promoting this type of innovation, with specific support for companies with fewer than 50 employees.

The Role of External Interaction for Innovation in Irish High-Technology Businesses

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Declan Jordan ◽  
Eoin O'Leary
Keyword(s):  
High Technology ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Business Innovation ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Innovation Output ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Positive Effect

There is growing empirical evidence that external interaction is an important source of knowledge for business innovation. This paper contributes to the innovation literature by using new measures of interaction to explore the relative importance of external interaction for innovation in Irish high-technology businesses. Based on survey data, the paper finds that external interaction increases the probability of product and process innovation, but the effect is inconsistent across all external interaction agents. Interaction along the supply chain has a positive effect on innovation, and interaction with competitors has an insignificant effect on innovation output. Notably, the paper finds that interaction with higher education institutions has a negative effect on the probability of product and process innovation.

Brokerage and SME Innovation

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Cattapan ◽  
Mariacarmela Passarelli ◽  
Michele Petrone
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Science Park ◽  
Revenue Growth ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Micro Enterprises

This paper contributes to the literature on innovation brokerage by analysing the effects of brokerage activities on the innovation and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors provide a detailed description of the Technology Transfer Service (TTS), credited as a European best-practice innovation broker, at Area Science Park in Italy. They then carry out an exploratory econometric analysis, the results of which show that the support provided by the TTS enables research–industry collaboration and has positive effects on product and process innovation in SMEs, but it appears not to affect the generation of new patents in SMEs. The results also suggest that the growth in innovation enabled by the support of TTS has a positive effect on the SMEs' revenue growth and job creation. However the innovation broker is more effective in relation to larger firms than it is for micro-enterprises.

scholarly journals Product and process innovation in manufacturing firms: a 30-year bibliometric analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 673-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Marzi ◽  
Marina Dabić ◽  
Tugrul Daim ◽  
Edwin Garces
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process

Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Application, and Innovation Towards the Ability to Adapt to Change

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lejla Turulja ◽  
Nijaz Bajgorić
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Individual Knowledge ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process

The objective of article is to provide important empirical evidence to support the role of individual knowledge management processes and separate innovation types within firms. Specifically, knowledge acquisition and knowledge application are analyzed and empirically tested in relation to product and process innovation as well as business performance. The results support the direct impact of product and process innovation on business performance. In addition, the results show the indirect effect of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application on firm business performance through product and process innovation. Although KM represents a complex concept of knowledge management in a firm and can contain more processes, this article confirms that KM processes individually contribute to the innovation and indirectly on business performance. Besides, it confirms mediating effect of innovation between both knowledge acquisition and knowledge application and organizational business performance. In addition, most of the similar studies have been focused on the developed Western countries.

Cooperation and competition among subsidiaries in a business group: their impacts on innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghong Li ◽  
Zhenning Yang ◽  
Pengcheng Ma ◽  
Hang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Business Group ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cooperation And Competition ◽  
Group Cooperation ◽  
Group Competition ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to document the relationship between intra-group coopetition and subsidiaries' innovation performance and the moderating impact of the intensity of external competition.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 75 subsidiaries in China through a questionnaire survey of their R&D and general managers. The total number of individual respondents was 205. We tested our hypothesis by using ordinary least squares regression.FindingsIntra-group cooperation was found to promote a subsidiary's performance in product and process innovation. Intra-group competition was found to have a U-shaped relationship with product and process innovation. Intra-group cooperation strengthens the U-shaped relationship between intra-group competition and process innovation.Research limitations/implicationsThis study involved firms from more than one industry. Studies of specific industries might reach more specific conclusions. And all of the data were self-reported by the managers of the firms concerned. Future studies would be well-advised to consider more objective data describing pairs of parent firms and subsidiaries.Practical implicationsSubsidiaries ought to build their internal networks to cooperate with each other. That can bring significant advantages in terms of information and synergy in innovation. Subsidiaries are also suggested to take full advantage of the opportunities that intra-group competition brings.Originality/valueThis study is the first one to explore coopetition phenomenon in the context of business group. By taking Chinese business group subsidiaries as the research samples, this research not only extends the coopetition research but also reveals that cooperation and competition are co-existed and exert influence in subsidiaries.

Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Application, and Innovation Towards the Ability to Adapt to Change

2020 ◽  
pp. 1019-1036
Author(s):  
Lejla Turulja ◽  
Nijaz Bajgorić
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Individual Knowledge ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process

The objective of article is to provide important empirical evidence to support the role of individual knowledge management processes and separate innovation types within firms. Specifically, knowledge acquisition and knowledge application are analyzed and empirically tested in relation to product and process innovation as well as business performance. The results support the direct impact of product and process innovation on business performance. In addition, the results show the indirect effect of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application on firm business performance through product and process innovation. Although KM represents a complex concept of knowledge management in a firm and can contain more processes, this article confirms that KM processes individually contribute to the innovation and indirectly on business performance. Besides, it confirms mediating effect of innovation between both knowledge acquisition and knowledge application and organizational business performance. In addition, most of the similar studies have been focused on the developed Western countries.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document