Journal article
Smaller businesses and e-innovation: a winning combination in Australia
The Journal of business strategy, Vol.41(2), pp.39-48
06/04/2020
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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.
Details
- Title
- Smaller businesses and e-innovation: a winning combination in Australia
- Creators
- Khorshed Alam - University of Southern QueenslandAdewuyi Ayodele Adeyinka - University of Southern QueenslandRetha Wiesner - University of Southern Queensland
- Publication Details
- The Journal of business strategy, Vol.41(2), pp.39-48
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Identifiers
- 991013150003302368
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Academic Unit
- Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article