Abstract

ARENHARDT, DANIEL LUIS; DE OLIVEIRA SIMONETTO, EUGÊNIO  and  OLIVEIRA RODRIGUES, GLAUCO. IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION FOR EUROPEAN SMES: PERCEPTION OF EXPERTS. Dimens.empres. [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.2, pp.21-37. ISSN 1692-8563.  https://doi.org/10.15665/dem.v16i2.1450.

This study is about innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises and is based on data collected from innovation experts based in the European Union with extensive knowledge of this target audience in that economic block. By means of variables constructed from the seven rules of innovation (Davila et al., 2006), the study measured the expert’s opinion on the relevance that SMEs attribute to the factors that lead to innovation, according to the degree of development of their countries. Conversely to the formulated hypothesis, SMEs from less developed countries seem more aware of the benefits that innovation can bring to their businesses.

Keywords : SMEs; Innovation; Innovation in SMEs.

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