Shaw, G., Murphy, D.F., Marshall, A. et al. (3 more authors) (2024) Knowledge absorption and innovation in UK SMEs: a study by economic sector and place. Small Business International Review, 8 (2). e626. ISSN 2531-0046
Abstract
This study focusses on knowledge absorption in SMEs and their abilities to develop innovations. It does so by examining SMEs in three different economic sectors, namely, manufacturing, high-tech and services. In doing so it provides one of the first comparative studies of SMEs within these different sectors. It also examines variations by place and compares the performance of SMEs across four distinct places within the UK. The research is based around both a quantitative analysis of firm performances followed by a detailed in-depth qualitative study. Our results focussed on the stages of knowledge transfer from acquisition, assimilation, through to the transformation and exploitation of knowledge. The findings draw attention to the significance. of management practices within SMEs and recognised the importance of open innovation. The study indicates that place alone does not play a key role, compared with the industry sector.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 2024 Gareth Shaw, David F Murphy, Alison Marshall, Alessandro Rosiello, Vania Sena, Junxiong Li. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) |
Keywords: | SMEs; Knowledge Management; Innovation; Absorptive Capacity; Place |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/W007231/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2024 15:22 |
Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2024 16:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA), Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.26784/sbir.v8i2.626 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:217600 |
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