Process innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises: The critical roles of external knowledge sourcing and absorptive capacity

Omid Aliasghar, Arash Sadeghi, Elizabeth L. Rose · 2020 · Journal of Small Business Management

Summary. External knowledge sourcing and absorptive capacity drive process innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. A study of 124 automotive SMEs in challenging institutional environments found that broad external knowledge search—but not deep search—correlates with process innovation development. Process innovation subsequently improves firm performance.

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Aliasghar, O., Sadeghi, A., & Rose, E. L.. (2020). Process innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises: The critical roles of external knowledge sourcing and absorptive capacity. Journal of Small Business Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844491

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DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844491
Countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom
Regions: Oceania, Europe
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28