Organizational Innovation Implications for Manufacturing SMEs: Findings from an Empirical Study

Ilona Baumane-Vitolina; Manuel Woschank; Madara Apsalone; Erika Šumilo; Corina Pacher

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2022.01.272

Organizational Innovation Implications for Manufacturing SMEs: Findings from an Empirical Study

Ilona Baumane-Vitolina
, Manuel Woschank^*
, Madara Apsalone
, Erika Šumilo
, Corina Pacher

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Leoben
University of Latvia
Graz University of Technology

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Building on the theories of organizational innovation and reconciling structural and procedural perspectives of organizational and managerial processes, this study assesses the impact of organizational innovation practices on organizational performance. An empirical study of more than 600 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from various industries was conducted to investigate the role of cross-functional teams, quality management systems, workplace organization and outsourcing, and external relationship management within sustainable innovation management strategies. Based on the empirical results, suggestions for further research and recommendations for SME leaders and practitioners are made. This study proposes insights that contribute to theoretical and practical discussions on promoting the systematic management of innovations in SMEs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	738-747
Number of pages	10
Journal	Procedia Computer Science
Volume	200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2022.01.272
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, ISM 2021 - Linz, Austria Duration: 19 Nov 2021 → 21 Nov 2021

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Organizational Innovation
Organizational Innovation Practices
Organizational Performance
SMEs

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