Openness and Innovation Performance: Are Small Firms Different?
Summary. Small manufacturing plants benefit more from diverse innovation partnerships than larger plants do. Using Irish manufacturing data, the study finds that small plants gain significantly from broadening their innovation linkages, though they face diminishing returns at lower diversity levels than larger firms. Small plants also benefit more from supply chain partnerships. The research suggests small firms must choose partners carefully when expanding their innovation networks.
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Vahter, P., Love, J. H., & Roper, S.. (2014). Openness and Innovation Performance: Are Small Firms Different?. Industry and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2015.1012825
Vahter, Priit, et al. “Openness and Innovation Performance: Are Small Firms Different?.” Industry and Innovation, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2015.1012825.
Vahter, Priit, James H. Love, and Stephen Roper. 2014. “Openness and Innovation Performance: Are Small Firms Different?.” Industry and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2015.1012825.
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author = {Priit Vahter and James H. Love and Stephen Roper},
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year = {2014},
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- DOI
- 10.1080/13662716.2015.1012825
- Countries
- Ireland
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28