Does Innovation Capability Really Matter for the Profitability of SMEs?

被引：25
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作者：
Saunila, Minna [1 ]
Ukko, Juhani [1 ]
Rantanen, Hannu [1 ]
机构：
[1] Lappeenranta Univ Technol, Saimaankatu 11, Lahti 15140, Finland
来源：
KNOWLEDGE AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT | 2014年 / 21卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1002/kpm.1442
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
The study examines the relationship between innovation capability and firmprofitability. The study has been executed by conducting aweb-based survey in Finnish small-sized andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Previous research has studied the effect of innovativeness on performance. This study went thus a one step further by providing a comprehensive description of the effects of the determinants of innovation capability on profitability of SMEs. According to the results, there is only a minor effect of the determinants of innovation capability on firm profitability. Copyright (C) 2014 JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码：134 / 142
页数：9
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