Innovation and export : the joint challenge of the small company

Innovation and export the joint challenge of the small company

The concepts of innovation and export are traditionally considered in isolation, both within companies and within the support organizations dedicated to them. As a result, within this broad research field, very little academic work has focused on how to implement their relationship at an operational...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Enjolras, Manon, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated [2021]
Subjects:
Small business.
Small business > Technological innovations.
Exports.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009645710306719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART 1: The Relationship between Innovation and Export in SMEs
  • 1. The Innovation-Export Relationship: A Complex Vision
  • 1.1. The innovation-export link: a controversial debate
  • 1.1.1. In the industrial world: a compartmentalized vision
  • 1.1.2. In the academic world: a causalist vision questioned
  • 1.2. Towards a paradigm shift
  • 1.2.1. Moving from analytical thinking to complex thinking
  • 1.2.2. Theoretical framework: articulation of mobilized theories
  • 1.2.3. The application of the complexity paradigm to SME innovation and export activities
  • 2. Joint Innovation-Export Best Practices
  • 2.1. The construction of a theoretical frame of reference
  • 2.1.1. Identifying innovation practices: the potential innovation index (PII)
  • 2.1.2. Identification of export practices
  • 2.1.3. Towards a joint reference system
  • 2.2. What about the field?
  • 2.2.1. Presentation of the consulted companies and method
  • 2.2.2. Highlighting synergies
  • 2.2.3. Discussions
  • PART 2: PE2I, or How to Model Synergies
  • 3. Design of a Joint Diagnosis Dedicated to SMEs: The PE2I
  • 3.1. The methodological framework
  • 3.1.1. The methodological background
  • 3.1.2. The methodological tools used
  • 3.1.3. PII and PEI as a basis for development
  • 3.2. The construction of the PE2I
  • 3.2.1. Step 1: create a maturity profile
  • 3.2.2. Step 2: weighting and characterization of the evaluation model using multi-criteria analysis tools
  • 3.2.3. Step 3: identify customized improvement paths
  • 4. Implementation of the PE2I: Test with French SMEs
  • 4.1. Experimental panel and methodology
  • 4.1.1. Presentation of the panel
  • 4.1.2. The conduct of the interviews
  • 4.2. Presentation of results and observations
  • 4.2.1. Case 1: company 1.
  • 4.2.2. Case 2: company 2
  • 4.2.3. Case 3: company 3
  • 4.2.4. Case 4: company 4
  • 4.2.5. Case 5: company 5
  • 4.2.6. Case 6: company 6
  • 4.3. Assessment
  • 5. Feedback on the PE2I Tool
  • 5.1. The advantages and limitations of the PE2I tool
  • 5.1.1. A customizable pedagogical representation tool
  • 5.1.2. Operational difficulties
  • 5.2. Prospects for improvement
  • 5.2.1. Operationalizing the evaluation: reconciling the constraints of the field
  • 5.2.2. Contextualization of the recommendation system: taking into account differentiating factors
  • 5.2.3. Proposing evidence-based recommendations: an operational action plan to promote synergies
  • Conclusion
  • C.1. The contributions
  • C.2. Limitations
  • C.3. To go further
  • C.3.1. Strengthening the characterization of the common innovation-export space
  • C.3.2. Taking the operational development of the tool further
  • References
  • Index
  • Other titles from in iSTE Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management
  • EULA.

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