Innovation capabilities of hi-tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMES): A comparative analysis between China and France

Megatrend Revija

Chanaron Jean-Jaques¹  Luo Rui² 

[1] Grenoble Ecole de Management, Francuska;Institut za poslovnu administraciju Univerzitet Grenoble Alpes, Francuska;

关键词: innovation;    capability;    SMEs;    performance;    France;    China;   

DOI  :  10.5937/MegRev1703077L

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this research is to contribute to academic research by providing new insight into the current hi-tech SMEs’ innovation activities. Moreover, the research also concentrates on empirical testing of the questions and the hypotheses which come from the other scholars’ visionary ideas like Schumpeter, Freeman, Chanaron etc. This study investigates and compares hi-tech SMEs in China and France showing the differences in innovation capabilities between the two countries. The empirical research is based on a comprehensive questionnaire. Sample firms are randomly selected from Shanghai in China and Rhône-Alpes in France. To control the exogenous industrial variance, sample firms in the two countries with the same proportion of industrial sectors are selected. Relying on quantitative analysis the study concludes that the differences on innovation capabilities are significant. Moreover, the innovation stages of hi-tech firms depend on some key factors, such as R&D expenditure, firm size, granted patents, profit intensity, new products etc., positively correlated with innovation capabilities. The findings indicate that, compared to their larger counterparts, hi-tech SMEs have distinctive capabilities for innovation which are determined by their resource-constraints and their particular innovation strategy.

【 授权许可】

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