Explaining the levels of innovation and R&D in New Zealand's small and medium-sized enterprises: too many small firms?
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Article Title | Explaining the levels of innovation and R&D in New Zealand's small and medium-sized enterprises: too many small firms? |
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ERA Journal ID | 36108 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Battisti, Martina (Author), Deakins, David (Author) and Roxas, Hernan (Author) |
Editors | Mason, Colin |
Journal Title | Small Enterprise Research |
Small enterprises research: the journal of SEAANZ | |
Journal Citation | 17 (2), pp. 177-192 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Maleny, Australia |
ISSN | 1175-0979 |
1321-5906 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.atypon-link.com/EMP/doi/abs/10.5172/ser.17.2.177 |
Abstract | This paper is concerned with explaining the levels of innovative activity in New Zealand's SMEs. It is arguable that New Zealand provides a special case where innovation and R&D levels are comparatively low in SMEs, yet, paradoxically, it is also a nation of high rates of entrepreneurial activity. This paper seeks to examine the factors that affect innovation levels in New Zealand SMEs from an analysis of panel data set of 1500 SMEs. We test research propositions based on existing theory and literature on innovation levels in SMEs and discuss our findings. Firm size is found to be significant, we argue that New Zealand has too few growth firms rather than too many small firms and we suggest that barriers to innovation, such as access to finance, remain an issue which should be a focus for government support. |
Keywords | innovation; research and development (R&D); small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350716. Small business organisation and management |
380109. Industry economics and industrial organisation | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | Massey University, New Zealand |
School of Management and Marketing | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
ISBN | 9781921729478 |
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