Analysis of SMEs partner proximity preferences for process innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14868876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristina Jespersen, Kristina Risom Jespersen (0000-0002-8864-7495, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Damiana Rigamonti (0000-0002-6707-005X, Aarhus University), M Birk Jensen (0000-0002-9455-0104, Aarhus University), Morten Berg Jensen, Rune Bysted (0000-0002-6672-2677, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 879-904 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Business Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-898X • E-ISSN: 1573-0913 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11187-017-9969-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2780138092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 102 |
This paper explores small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) proximity preferences when selecting partners for collaborative process innovation. Drawing on a survey of 362 Danish SMEs, we address four partner proximity characteristics: geographic, cognitive, organizational, and social. The results show that SMEs prioritize geographic openness over regional clustering. Furthermore, to simultaneously facilitate collaboration and ensure innovation, firms tend to collaborate with partners that are characterized by cognitive similarity at a technological level and knowledge distance at a market level. Technological proximity is also found to be more relevant than social proximity when it comes to bridging the potential geographic and market distance between the collaborative partners. Finally, the results indicate that the tendency of organizational proximity to facilitate informal interactions with partners enhances process innovation only at two of four process innovation levels. Thus, the results highlight the fact that the value of partner proximity characteristics change with the level of process innovation considered
Business · Entrepreneurship · Industrial organization · Innovation process · Process (computing · Work in process · Business Strategy and Innovation · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · International Business and FDI · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |