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Julien Dufour - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • open innovation in smes towards formalization of openness
    Journal of innovation management, 2015
    Co-Authors: Julien Dufour
    Abstract:

    Open innovation has been widely debated in management literature. However, little attention has been given to how small and medium sized Enterprises manage to open up their innovation process. Consequently, various questions remain unanswered. In particular, we want to shed light on the following issue: how small and Medium-Sized Enterprises manage organizational changes in their journey from closed to open innovation. A literature review examines how small and Medium-Sized Enterprises open up their innovation process based on nine perspectives. Then, the reference framework addresses the organizational changes embedded in evolving from closed to open innovation. In this sense, we use acknowledged concepts on organizational change research to carry out an in depth-case study on a small and Medium-Sized Enterprise evolving in the sports equipment industry. The results demonstrate that, in its journey from closed to open innovation, the small and Medium-Sized Enterprise has to stimulate and to manage changes to four company’s dimensions i.e. corporate culture, networking, organizational structure and knowledge management systems. The paper concludes by highlighting the diverse organizational changes undertaken by the company on these four dimensions. Based on this paper’s conclusion, managerial implications and discussion for future research are drawn.

Michael L Harris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • building small firm performance through intellectual capital development exploring innovation as the black box
    Journal of Business Research, 2018
    Co-Authors: William C Mcdowell, Whitney O Peake, Leanne Coder, Michael L Harris
    Abstract:

    Abstract Innovation seems to be a fundamental requirement for the growth and sustainability of small businesses. While previous research revealed a strong correlation between intellectual capital and performance, the role of intellectual capital in facilitating the innovativeness and performance of a firm has not been thoroughly examined in the small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) context. This study examines the role of innovativeness in the intellectual capital and organizational performance relationship using a sample of small firms. The results of a survey conducted on 460 small business owners indicate a positive relationship between two components of intellectual capital, human capital and organizational capital, and organizational performance. Further analysis finds that innovativeness partially mediates the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance. Our findings indicate that efficiently and effectively organized firms can leverage well skilled and innovative employees to achieve the best performance through innovation.

Michael P Griffin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • resilience and competitiveness of small and medium size Enterprises an empirical research
    International Journal of Production Research, 2011
    Co-Authors: Angappa Gunasekaran, Bharatendra K Rai, Michael P Griffin
    Abstract:

    A small- or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) is normally a company that employs about 50–200 people. Because of the globalisation of market and operations, and technological advances, the competition among SMEs has radically increased over the years, and their survival is increasingly dependent on a number of factors including resilience of SMEs to refocus some of their strategies and technologies. In this article, a review of selected literature has been undertaken on some of the SME characteristics and new strategies, techniques and technologies that can provide a competitive advantage and sustainability in the global market and operations. Based on the literature review, a framework has been developed with key factors/enablers that determine the resilience and competitiveness of SMEs. This framework has been empirically studied by collecting data from SMEs. It involves a sample of 40 SMEs in the Southcoast of Massachusetts and provides further insight into the key characteristics associated with resilienc...

D Walter I Wolfel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • production planning for smes implementation of production planning with subject oriented business process management s bpm
    Business Process Management, 2014
    Co-Authors: Christoph Piller, D Walter I Wolfel
    Abstract:

    In this paper a subject-oriented solution for Production Planning (PP) for a small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) in the craft sector is developed. Many SMEs have limited financing options and do not have the knowledge to use PP correctly. PP is introduced at the beginning of this paper, in order to provide an overview of objectives and challenges. After presenting an exemplary company and its problems with implementing PP, the subject-oriented approach of PP for this company is exposed. Therefore the single steps of PP are only seen as modules. With this view of PP, the whole PP process can be customized and simplified. Furthermore it is shown that even strategic linking with this new approach is possible. The result is a favourable and lean usage of PP, especially for the exemplary SME.

Robert D Klassen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • drivers and enablers that foster environmental management capabilities in small and medium sized suppliers in supply chains
    Production and Operations Management, 2008
    Co-Authors: Suyol Lee, Robert D Klassen
    Abstract:

    The limited capabilities and resources available within many small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises frequently hamper an effective response to environmental pressures, which in turn hurts large buying firms (i.e., customers). Using a case study method with multiple suppliers of two large buying firms, we mapped factors that initiated and improved environmental capabilities in small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises over time. Through several specific mechanisms, buyers' green supply chain management initiated and then enabled the improvement of suppliers' environmental capabilities. Independent of buyers, internal championing of environmental concerns also provided an impetus for small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise suppliers to acquire resources outside the supply chain. Thus, synergistic linkages emerged in supportive buyer-supplier relationships, resource acquisition, and capability development. When these findings are combined with earlier research on larger suppliers, an integrative framework emerges that provides direction for suppliers, buyers, and public agencies seeking to improve environmental performance.