Does Innovation Capability Really Matter for the Profitability of SMEs?

Saunila, Minna; Ukko, Juhani; Rantanen, Hannu (2014-05-16)
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Saunila, Minna
Ukko, Juhani
Rantanen, Hannu
16.05.2014

Knowledge and Process Management

21

2

134-142

John Wiley & Sons

School of Engineering Science

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https://doi.org/10.1002/kpm.1442
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020061644587

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The study examines the relationship between innovation capability and firm profitability. The study has been executed by conducting a web‐based survey in Finnish small‐sized and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Previous research has studied the effect of innovativeness on performance. This study went thus a one step further by providing a comprehensive description of the effects of the determinants of innovation capability on profitability of SMEs. According to the results, there is only a minor effect of the determinants of innovation capability on firm profitability.

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Saunila, M., Ukko, J., Rantanen, H. (2014). Does Innovation Capability Really Matter for the Profitability of SMEs? Knowledge and Process Management, vol. 21, issue 2. pp. 134-142. DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1442

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