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Network cooperation and economic performance of SMEs: Direct and mediating impacts of innovation and internationalisation

Rashmeet Singh, Deepak Chandrashekar, Bala Subrahmanya Mungila Hillemane, Arun Sukumar, Vahid Jafari‐Sadeghi · 2022 · Journal of Business Research

Summary. Network cooperation drives SME economic performance through two pathways: innovation and internationalization. Studying 117 Indian exporting firms, the research shows that customer and R&D organization networks boost performance primarily via innovation, while government agencies, customers, and R&D organizations influence performance through internationalization. Both innovation and internationalization act as critical mediators between network relationships and firm economic outcomes.

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Singh, R., Chandrashekar, D., Hillemane, B. S. M., Sukumar, A., & Jafari‐Sadeghi, V.. (2022). Network cooperation and economic performance of SMEs: Direct and mediating impacts of innovation and internationalisation. Journal of Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.04.032

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DOI
10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.04.032
Countries
India
Regions
Asia
Categories
entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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2026-04-28