THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SECTOR WHERE SMES OPERATING, AND THEIR STRATEGIES, INNOVATION TYPES INNOVATION BARRIERS

Abstract

Innovation is what we may call the most significant means of changing and rearranging life though research-and-development and production of technology, and including the outcomes in economy. Improvements to innovation support rapid change in information production. Therefore it is crucial for businesses to apply innovation management to survive and prosper in this age of information. From this point of view, the research aims to investigate the characteristics of SMEs concerning their innovation and whether they have developed effective strategies. Moreover, it aims to ascertain which strategies, innovation barriers and types they employ. We retrieved the data used in this study from The Burdur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUTSO). We collected data through a survey and tested the hypotheses using some analyses. The results of the study showed that there are some relations between some characteristics of SMEs and strategies, innovation types and barriers.