Towards a Typology of Growth through the Axes of an Innovation Network

Authors

  • BCHINI Belgacem Higher Institute of Business of Tunis - Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/ijbsr.v3i9.283

Keywords:

network, innovation, growth, knowledge, information.

Abstract

Abstract

 

The objective of this paper is triple:

1. Firstly, it seeks to determine the contribution of innovation networks to business growth, and in particular SMEs.

2. Secondly, it tries to propose a typology of growth. In this context, it has the innovation networks as an element that focuses on three axes: innovation, information, and knowledge. Combining pairs of these three axes leads to four types of growth: growth provisional, negotiated growth, random growth and sustained growth. It should be noted that the latter (ie the sustained growth) is the goal of any leader/ manager.

3. Thirdly, it specifies the contribution of each axis for each type of growth.

References

Puthod, D. & Thevenard-Puthod, C, 2006. Coopération, tensions et conflit dans un réseau d’innovation construit autour d’une PME, Revue Française de Gestion, Mai, 32 (164) : 181- 206.

Ring, P.S. and Van De Ven, A.H, 1992: structuring cooperative relationship between organization, Strategic Management Journal, 1992, 13 (5) : 483-498.

Romijn, H. and Albaladejo, M, 2002. Determinants of innovation capability in small electronics and software firms in southeast England, Research Policy, 31:1053-1067.

Souitaris, V, 2001. External communication determinants of innovation in the context of a newly industrialised country: a comparison of objective and perceptual results from Greece, Technovation, 21 (1) : 25-34.

Sternberg, R. and Arndt, O, 2001. The firm or the region: what determines the innovation behaviour of European firms?, Economic Geography, 77 (4) : 364-382.

Stock, G. N. et al, 2002. Firm size and dynamic technological innovation, Technovation, 22 (9) : 537-549.

Downloads

Published

2013-10-02

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 9 (2013): September

Section

Article

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).