SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries
This paper clusters SMEs based on their degree of openness. In addition, it explores both the internal and external determinants of the different clusters obtained. Based on a survey of 1214 firms in manufacturing industries and using both the dimensions of openness, breadth and depth, we find that...
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| author | Moulay Othman Idrissi Fakhreddine Nabil Amaraa Réjean Landrya |
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| description | This paper clusters SMEs based on their degree of openness. In addition, it explores both the internal and external determinants of the different clusters obtained. Based on a survey of 1214 firms in manufacturing industries and using both the dimensions of openness, breadth and depth, we find that SMEs could be clustered in four classes, depending on their degree of openness. We find that SMEs could adopt a closed, an open, an interactive or a user approach to innovation. With respect to the determinants of different classes of SMEs, the results of the logistic regression model, developed in this study, show variables such as national and regional proximities that account for explaining the likelihood that SMEs will be in a more open cluster rather than in a low open cluster. Also, this quantitative study shows that external obstacles to innovation may lead these SMEs from a closed approach to innovation to an interactive, user, or open approach to innovation. Finally, we find that the age of the firm is important in explaining the likelihood that SMEs will be in an open cluster rather than in a closed cluster. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff3c7fa9e6d2464791e38e09996099282023-04-11T20:02:02ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242012-03-017110.4067/S0718-27242012000100013689SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing IndustriesMoulay Othman Idrissi Fakhreddine0Nabil AmaraaRéjean LandryaLaval UniversityThis paper clusters SMEs based on their degree of openness. In addition, it explores both the internal and external determinants of the different clusters obtained. Based on a survey of 1214 firms in manufacturing industries and using both the dimensions of openness, breadth and depth, we find that SMEs could be clustered in four classes, depending on their degree of openness. We find that SMEs could adopt a closed, an open, an interactive or a user approach to innovation. With respect to the determinants of different classes of SMEs, the results of the logistic regression model, developed in this study, show variables such as national and regional proximities that account for explaining the likelihood that SMEs will be in a more open cluster rather than in a low open cluster. Also, this quantitative study shows that external obstacles to innovation may lead these SMEs from a closed approach to innovation to an interactive, user, or open approach to innovation. Finally, we find that the age of the firm is important in explaining the likelihood that SMEs will be in an open cluster rather than in a closed cluster.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/858Open innovationopennessexternal sources of informationSMEscluster analysis. |
| spellingShingle | Moulay Othman Idrissi Fakhreddine Nabil Amaraa Réjean Landrya SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries Journal of Technology Management & Innovation Open innovation openness external sources of information SMEs cluster analysis. |
| title | SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries |
| title_full | SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries |
| title_fullStr | SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries |
| title_full_unstemmed | SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries |
| title_short | SMEs’ Degree of Openness: The Case of Manufacturing Industries |
| title_sort | smes degree of openness the case of manufacturing industries |
| topic | Open innovation openness external sources of information SMEs cluster analysis. |
| url | https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/858 |
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