Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance

This study aims to investigate the differential effects of internationalization and knowledge integration on the innovation capabilities and firm performance of international small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A K-means cluster analysis is performed on quantitative survey data from a sample...

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Autores principales:	Mohammad Javadinia Azari, Arild Aspelund, Ann Elida Eide
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	internationalization export knowledge integration small- and medium-sized enterprises knowledge acquisition sources innovation capabilities firm performance differential effects Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a69a81ddc74441c593309431f511b0332021-12-02T14:41:55ZKnowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1849890https://doaj.org/article/a69a81ddc74441c593309431f511b0332020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1849890https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975This study aims to investigate the differential effects of internationalization and knowledge integration on the innovation capabilities and firm performance of international small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A K-means cluster analysis is performed on quantitative survey data from a sample of international SMEs in Norway followed by three-year-lagged data on the firms’ financial growth. The study’s findings show that it is the level of knowledge integration, rather than the degree of internationalization, which determines the range of sources for knowledge acquisition, and the innovation capabilities of international SMEs. However, both the degree of internationalization and knowledge integration are efficient differentiators for firm performance. SMEs that score high on both these two factors demonstrate significantly higher levels of firm performance in terms of innovation, internationalization, and growth.Mohammad Javadinia AzariArild AspelundAnn Elida EideTaylor & Francis Grouparticleinternationalizationexportknowledge integrationsmall- and medium-sized enterprisesknowledge acquisition sourcesinnovation capabilitiesfirm performancedifferential effectsBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	internationalization export knowledge integration small- and medium-sized enterprises knowledge acquisition sources innovation capabilities firm performance differential effects Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
spellingShingle	internationalization export knowledge integration small- and medium-sized enterprises knowledge acquisition sources innovation capabilities firm performance differential effects Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Mohammad Javadinia Azari Arild Aspelund Ann Elida Eide Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
description	This study aims to investigate the differential effects of internationalization and knowledge integration on the innovation capabilities and firm performance of international small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A K-means cluster analysis is performed on quantitative survey data from a sample of international SMEs in Norway followed by three-year-lagged data on the firms’ financial growth. The study’s findings show that it is the level of knowledge integration, rather than the degree of internationalization, which determines the range of sources for knowledge acquisition, and the innovation capabilities of international SMEs. However, both the degree of internationalization and knowledge integration are efficient differentiators for firm performance. SMEs that score high on both these two factors demonstrate significantly higher levels of firm performance in terms of innovation, internationalization, and growth.
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title	Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
title_short	Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
title_full	Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
title_fullStr	Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance
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Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance

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