Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2016.1213651
Innovation and business performance determinants of SMEs in the Adriatic region that introduced social innovation
Marta Begonja
Filip Čićek
Bernardo Balboni
Ani Gerbin
Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate innovation and business
performance determinants of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
located in the Adriatic region that introduced social innovation and
to compare these SMEs with SMEs that did not introduce social
innovation or did not innovate at all. This research is a part of wider
research on innovation in the Adriatic Region conducted as part
of the EU-funded project PACINNO. The results show that social
innovators perceive their business performance to be higher than
their competitors and are exporting significantly more than other
firms. This study contributes to the under-researched area of social
innovation in the Adriatic Region with quantitative empirical results.
In addition, the results can serve as guidelines for policy makers and
other stakeholders, particularly in the field of social innovation.
Keywords
Social innovation; business performance; exporting firms; Survey; SMEs; Adriatic region
Hrčak ID:
171793
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2016.
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