Affect Product Innovation Research Articles

The Relationship between Hexa Helix and Marketing Performance of Food Product SMEs for Souvenirs: The Mediating Effect of Product Innovation and Integrated Marketing

Purpose: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the Indonesian economy, yet their marketing performance remains low due to various interrelated causal factors. This study aims to explore the Hexa Helix as an independent variable that affects the marketing performance of SMEs producing food products for souvenirs, with product innovation and integrated marketing as mediating factors. Methodology/Approach: Data were collected from 448 respondents, who are owners and managers of SMEs in Malang Regency. Data were analysed using WarpPLS due to its flexibility in analysing mediating variables. Findings: The results showed that the Hexa Helix significantly and positively affects the marketing performance of food SMEs for souvenirs. Research Limitation/Implication: This study did not analyse the interactions between helices but looked at the six components as a whole. Future research can reveal the role of each actor and their interactions that determine the important role of the hexa helix. The implications for integrated marketing strategies for SMEs. Originality/Value of paper: Previous studies placed the hexa helix or other helix as a moderating or mediating variable. This research places the hexa helix as an independent variable and proves that multi-stakeholders affect product innovation and integrated marketing in improving marketing performance.

Innovation in perspective: The role of creativity and open innovation in B2B, B2C, and B2G business models

This study explores how creativity and open innovation practices (inbound and outbound) influence product innovation and innovative performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Chile, using B2B, B2C, and B2G business models as moderating variables. Through empirical analysis based on a sample of 536 SMEs, we applied structural equation modeling to assess the relationship between creativity, open innovation practices, and their impact on product innovation. The results reveal that creativity significantly impacts product innovation and outbound practices, while inbound practices do not directly affect product innovation. Additionally, it was found that product innovation substantially improves the innovative performance of SMEs. This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating how specific open innovation practices and creativity can be leveraged to enhance innovation in SMEs. Adapting these practices should consider the particularities of different business models to maximize their effectiveness.

How knowledge-based HRM practices affects aspects of innovation capability through knowledge management: the moderating role of innovative culture

Purpose Given the important of knowledge resource and human capital for improving innovation competence, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of knowledge-based HRM practices on product and process innovation of firms via the mediating role of knowledge management capability and moderating role of innovative culture. Design/methodology/approach The paper used structural equation modeling and empirical data collected from 271 participants in 156 manufacturing and service firms to examine the level of how knowledge-based HRM practices and knowledge management affect product and process innovation under the moderating role of innovative culture. Findings The research findings confirm the mediating roles of knowledge management between knowledge-based HRM practices and two specific types of innovation namely product and process innovation. It also firstly reveals the positive moderating role of innovative culture in enhancing the effects of knowledge management on product innovation. The results underline the necessity of building an innovative climate and knowledge-based HRM practices to stimulate knowledge management for improving innovation capability of firms in the developing and emerging markets. Research limitations/implications The paper helps bring deeper insights to leaders and practitioners about the new knowledge-based approach that enhances innovation competence for organizations. Originality/value The paper significantly contributed to theoretical and practical initiatives on theory of HRM practices and knowledge management by showing different moderating and mediating mechanism thereby firms can follow to enhance innovation capability of firms in developing and emerging markets.

HOW DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CAN AFFECT PRODUCT INNOVATION PERFORMANCE MSMES: EVIDENCE FROM WEST JAVA

This study aims to examine the relationship of foresight capability to the innovation performance of SMEs by using digital transformation as a mediating variable. This study uses a quantitative research method. Data collection was carried out through a structured offline questionnaire. The technique of determining the sampling is done by using purposive sampling. The population in this study were SMEs originating from the West Java region, with a total of 187 questionnaires collected. This research uses structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesis. This study proposes ten hypotheses, of which seven direct effect hypotheses and three hypotheses test the mediating effect. The study's results found that foresight capability can affect product innovation performance. The effect of foresight capability (network and analysis) can affect digital transformation, but the time horizon cannot affect digital transformation. Digital transformation can affect the performance of MSMEs product innovation. This study found that digital transformation can partially mediate network relationships and analysis on product innovation performance and cannot mediate time horizon relationships on product innovation performance. The findings of this study enrich the foresight literature, digital transformation, and innovation performance of MSMEs products.

Factors Affecting Product Innovation in ICT Enterprises: A Comparison Between Vietnam and Hungary

The primary purpose of this research is to examine the driving forces behind product innovations in the information and communication technology industry in both Vietnamese and Hungarian contexts. The objective of this research project is to carefully dissect the complexities and multiplicity dimensions of the actors involved in the innovation procedure in the ICT firms located in these countries based on a highly organised mixed-method approach. Outcome expectations are expected to yield results beyond contributing positively to the pool of academic knowledge and practical gains that could be put into use at once within the sphere.

Orchestrating resources with suppliers for product innovation

AbstractHow orchestrating external, supplier‐provided resources affects product innovation is an important question. While product innovation is essential to achieve a competitive advantage, it is costly as it requires significant investments. It thus puts a severe strain on firm resources, which is particularly critical for resource‐scarce small–medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, these firms must combine their own resources with those of external parties, particularly suppliers, to enhance their product innovation. However, knowledge about how orchestrating these resources affects product innovation is limited, because empirical studies on resource orchestration have largely focused on firm‐internal resources; furthermore, there is ambiguity regarding the extent to which drawing on external resources is beneficial. In addition, the conditions that affect the resource orchestration–product innovation relationship remain unexplored. Therefore, we focus on supplier logistics integration (SLI), an important resource orchestration action referring to the orchestration of external, supplier‐provided resources; we draw on the resource orchestration framework and the related work on organizational rigidity to theorize that there is an inverted U‐shaped relationship between SLI and product innovation. Additionally, we suggest that learning orientation and environmental dynamism mitigate rigidities associated with high levels of SLI and thus facilitate the translation of SLI into product innovation. Testing our hypotheses with data from Swedish SMEs supports our theorizing and provides important contributions. Most importantly, we extend the resource orchestration framework to include the focus on external, supplier‐provided resources, thereby advancing our knowledge and understanding of resource orchestration for product innovation in SMEs.

The relationship between inventory leanness and product innovation with the contingent role of market concentration

PurposeThis study aims to demonstrate the simultaneous effects between inventory leanness and product innovation, with market concentration being a moderator.Design/methodology/approachUsing a large panel data collected from 3071 listed manufacturing enterprises from 2004 to 2021, this research employs a simultaneous system of equations via the three-stage least square method to explore the simultaneous relationship between inventory leanness and product innovation. In addition, the moderating role of market concentration is demonstrated via one four-model system.FindingsAs its core, inventory leanness positively impacts product innovation, while product innovation negatively affects inventory leanness. Moreover, there are differential impacts of the leanness of three inventory types on product innovation. Specifically, the inventory leanness of raw material negatively affects product innovation, while the inventory leanness of work-in-process and finished goods positively affect product innovation. Further, moderation analysis highlights that market concentration is a key moderator of this relationship.Practical implicationsManagers should carefully gauge the tradeoffs between inventory leanness and product innovation. Concretely, managers ought to consider the connections between inventory types and product innovation. In addition, managers are suggested to emphasis on market strategy.Originality/valueThis paper not only contributes to the current understanding of inventory leanness by verifying the impact of inventory leanness on product innovation but also investigates the simultaneous relationship between various inventory types and product innovation. Furthermore, it empirically demonstrates the moderating effect of market concentration on the relationship between inventory leanness and product innovation.

Changing the geographic scope of collaboration: Implications for product innovation novelty and commercialization

AbstractPrior research points out the benefits of external collaboration for innovation, yet little is known of: (a) the changes in the scope of external collaboration over time (i.e., firms increasing, seeking stability, or decreasing the geographic scope of their collaboration), and (b) how such changes in the geographic scope of collaboration affect product innovation novelty and commercialization. Here, we build on organizational learning theory, with the objective of exploring how changes in the geographic scope of collaboration over time affect the novelty of product innovation and its commercial success. Econometric analysis of a large panel of UK firms reveals three novel findings: First, while stability in the geographic scope of collaboration is common, there is a marked incidence of change, that is, firms are increasing or decreasing the geographic scope of collaboration. Second, while moving toward more geographically distant collaboration is beneficial mostly for radical innovation, maintaining stability in the geographic scope of collaboration is particularly beneficial for incremental innovation. Third, we demonstrate that becoming less international in the geographic scope might be beneficial for innovation commercialization. Finally, we identify six pathways to geographic collaboration that map to innovation outcomes.

Exploring factors affecting product innovation practice among micro and small scale enterprises: the case study of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia

Exploring factors affecting product innovation practice among micro and small scale enterprises: the case study of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia

Digitalization, new business Startups, information and Communication Technologies and product innovation: Evidence From China in the lens of sustainability.

The global economies and international organizations are inclined towards sustainable growth, technological advancements and product innovations. China is the leading economy in information and communication technologies and among the major industrially expanded economies covering a substantial share of the global market in exports. The prime objective of this study is to explore the role of digitalization and Information and communication technologies (ICT) for product innovation (PIN). In doing so, the study also attempts to draw some novel implications regarding business, entrepreneurship, and product innovation in the lens of sustainability. This current study use the annual data of China from 1990-2020. The empirical analysis was conducted using the stationarity testing and the Johansen cointegration test. In addition, due to the data's asymmetrical distribution, the non-parametric "quantile regression" is used. For robustness, this study employs the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square, Canonical Cointegration, and Dynamic Ordinary Least Square methods. The empirical results reveal that economic progress and financial development are substantial factors of product innovation. The robust analysis reveals that medium and high-tech industries and information and communication technology adversely affect product innovation. Further, the presence of financial development transforms the negative influence of information and communication technology into a positive. The current study concludes more investments in the technological industry are required to encourage product innovation in China. The study discusses some policy-related implications in the context of business sustainability and product innovation.

The influence of the cross-border innovation environment on innovation processes in agri-food enterprises – a case study from the Dutch-German Rhine-Waal region

Enterprises of the agri-food and other sectors develop innovations that can serve the EU’s Green Deal objective to become climate-neutral by 2050. Innovation processes face specific innovation environment conditions, which are beyond the enterprise’s control. Our research aims to investigate how the innovation environment affects product innovation processes of agri-food enterprises located in a cross-border region. We developed our conceptual framework of the “cross-border innovation environment” based on innovation system and innovation management literature. We conducted semi-structured interviews in selected agri-food enterprises in the Dutch-German region Rhine-Waal. Results indicate that agri-food enterprises’ innovation environments concentrated on national-level factors, and that cross-border factors and relationships were rare. Moreover, different factors influenced different stages of innovation processes that were primarily driven by markets compared to research. We conclude that integrating customers and business partners during research and technological development is important to address current challenges of the Green Deal. Understanding how the innovation environment influences innovation processes in agri-food enterprises can help to develop appropriate policies.

The moderating effect of competitive intensity on foresight capability and product innovation of SMEs in Indonesia

This study aims to understand the performance of SME’s product innovation by relating it to the foresight concept of SME owners or managers and the moderating effect of competitive intensity. It employs a quantitative research method by using a survey. This paper studies SMEs from the West Java Province of Indonesia in three industrial sectors: food, fashion, and handicrafts. These industrial sectors were chosen because they are the most competitive, and their consumers change rapidly. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, 190 were returned, and 187 were used for data processing. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural equation modeling (SEM). The results show that networking, time horizon, and analysis can affect product innovation performance (p < 0.05). Furthermore, competition intensity does not affect the relationship between analysis and product innovation performance, although there is a relationship between networking and time horizon. The results of this study provide insight for Indonesian SMEs, especially in West Java. Foresight skills trained by SMEs will make them accustomed to facing high-level competition, especially in the time horizon dimension. However, on the other hand, the high intensity of competition can reduce their networking to collaborate with various related parties.

MODEL INKUBASI BISNIS KOLABORASI DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP INOVASI INDUSTRI KREATIF DI JAWA TIMUR INDONESIA

Creative industries must innovate in this digital era to face the rapidly changing business environment and fierce competition. This study explored the collaborative business incubation model by stakeholders in the creative economy sector and its impact on tenant innovation. The innovations emphasized in this study are product innovation and marketing innovation. A total of 190 creative entrepreneurs in East Java have been researched using a set of questionnaires and produced quantitative data, which is then analyzed statistically through PLS analysis. The study results show that business incubation mentors significantly affect product innovation, not marketing innovation. On the other hand, the business incubation method significantly affects marketing innovation but not product innovation. Meanwhile, the business incubation curriculum significantly affects both product and marketing innovation. Further research is expected to analyze the type of mentor and the right business incubation method for tenants to significantly impact product and marketing innovation.

Towards achieving the sustainable development goal 9: Analyzing the role of green innovation culture on market performance of Chinese SMEs.

Green innovation culture is essential to the Chinese 14th five-year plan aligned with sustainable development goal 9. This study examines the relationship between green innovation culture and market performance of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We evaluated hypothesis by taking a sample of 564 SMEs employees in China through an online survey. The structural equation modelling (SEM) method is used to analyze data. The findings showed that green innovation culture positively influence product and marketing innovation. Similarly, marketing innovation positively affects product innovation and market performance. In addition, product innovation has a substantial effect on market performance. The outcomes of this study imply that SMEs in emerging economies should concentrate on green innovation culture to improve their market performance. In addition, the identification of study limitations and suggestions for further research are also addressed for all stakeholders involved with SMEs.

Product Innovation As A Mediation Variable Influences Market Orientation And Entrepreneurial Orientation In Increasing The Competitive Advantage Of The Msme Sector Processed By Patin Fish In Patin Village, Koto Mesjid Village, District Xiii Koto Kampa

This study aims to measure the effect of market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, and product innovation as mediating variables on strategies to increase competitive advantage in the Catfish Processed MSME Sector in Patin Village, Koto Mesjid Village, District XIII Koto Kampar. The study used a quantitative approach where primary data was collected through a survey of 70 respondents, and the statistical technique Partial Least Square (PLS) was used to process the data. The study's results confirm that market orientation significantly affects product innovation and competitive advantage, both direct and indirect effects, through the mediation of product innovation variables. Furthermore, the entrepreneurial orientation variable influences the product innovation variable and competitive advantage, either directly or indirectly, through the product innovation variable. Still, some other factors or variables affect the competitive advantage variable.

Modeling the influence of green innovation on environmental sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises: A way towards sustainable development

Significantly tied to China's 14th five-year plan, green innovation is a vital component of high-value growth. This study explores the impact of green innovation on the environmental sustainability of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). The findings are based on the primary data collected from 453 Chinese SME employees via an online questionnaire survey. Structural equation modeling is utilized for data analysis purposes. Study results reveal that green innovation has a significant influence on marketing innovation and product innovation. Similarly, marketing innovation positively affects product innovation and environmental sustainability. Moreover, product innovation has a significant effect on environmental sustainability. The outcomes of this study imply that organizations in developing economies should prioritize green innovation elements in order to improve the environmental sustainability of SMEs. Study limitations and directions for future research are also discussed at the end of the study.

Research on the social capital, knowledge quality and product innovation performance of knowledge-intensive firms in China.

Given the importance of social capital for the success of knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs), scholars have investigated how social capital promotes product innovation through knowledge transfer. However, in contrast to the quantity of transferred knowledge, the role of knowledge quality has been largely ignored. Drawing on the knowledge-based view (KBV) of the firm, this study explores the influences of structural, relational, and cognitive social capital on product innovation and the mediating role of knowledge quality. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted from firm executives and core members of R&D department and data of 159 Chinese KIFs were obtained. Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used for hypotheses testing. The results reveal that relational capital and cognitive capital have positive effects on product innovation performance, which are mediated by knowledge quality. However, the effect of structural social capital on knowledge quality is not significant. The results contribute to literature on firm innovation by examining how social capital indirectly affects product innovation performance through the quality of transferred knowledge. Moreover, the conclusions can help top management of KIFs to design more effective informal knowledge management approaches according to differentiated effects of three types of social capital on knowledge quality.

The Influence of Environmental Factors on Product Innovations in Emerging Markets: The Institutional Theory Perspective

This study addresses how environmental factors in emerging markets affect product innovation properties, categorized as frugality, sociality, and technological sophistication. A questionnaire survey among Japanese overseas subsidiaries in 13 emerging countries was conducted to collect data on environmental factors and new product innovation characteristics. Hierarchical OLS regression analysis was employed to estimate the influences. The results reveal that companies in emerging markets tend to adopt frugality, sociality, and technological sophistication innovation when consumers have low purchasing power, institutional voids exist, and resources are available, respectively. Traditional innovation literature has been built on the assumption of consumer affluence and resource abundance. However, the findings might not apply to the context of emerging markets owing to environmental constraints in these markets. This study is the first to empirically show the influence of environmental circumstances on firms' innovation strategies. The issue of generalizability may exist because of the limited number of samples collected from firms originating in one country (i.e., Japanese overseas subsidiaries). However, this study provides a framework to better understand how the innovation decisions of firms operating in emerging markets may vary depending on environmental factors. This study provides critical insights into how firms should adapt their innovation strategies to the market environment.

Exploring Extended Configuration of Digital Eco-Dynamic Influence on Small E-Business' Product Innovation

This study comprehensively explores the factors affecting product innovation performance in small e-businesses. The effects of the broader composition of digital eco-dynamics on the performance of product innovation of small businesses are little understood. This study tries to fill in the gaps and investigate the interdependencies above. This study offers the novelty of using RICH as a construct that can improve innovation performance, expanding on a digital eco-dynamic that has not been developed for ten years. Confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive statistics, construct reliability, average variance extracted, and the RMSEA model of fit test was used to analyze data from 300 useable responses. The test reliability and validity of the empirical model were evaluated through linguist reviews and statistically tested with construct reliability coefficients and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings also suggest that IT capability, dynamic capability, environmental uncertainty, and resource induce coping heuristics positively impact product innovation performance in small e-businesses. This research will contribute to developing innovation theory by offering RICH as a solution. The finding that RICH is positively and significantly related to innovation performance is significant for business actors, mainly because it is in the context of developing countries. For entrepreneurs, the findings of this study suggest that developing resources in a manner consistent with the RICH strategy for companies to be more entrepreneurially oriented. In this way, the development and actualization of cognitive resources can reduce uncertainty and lead to resource acquisition and resource protection by entrepreneurs

Measurement of Company Performance Based on Innovation (Study on Restaurant and Cafe in Padang City)

This study aims to analyze the role of product innovation, process innovation and organizational innovation on company performance in restaurant and cafe businesses in Padang City. This explanatory research uses surveys, explanatory surveys with a quantitative approach. Data collection on 136 restaurant and cafe business actors in the city of Padang was carried out using the purposive sampling technique. The data were then analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The results show that product innovation has a significant effect on company performance, process innovation has a significant effect on product innovation, process innovation has no significant effect on company performance, organizational innovation has a significant effect on process innovation, and organizational innovation has a significant effect on company performance. This study has several important findings for restaurants and cafes in the city of Padang, to pay more attention to the innovations carried out in their business, especially process innovation and organizational innovation, because process innovation significantly affects product innovation of restaurant and cafe business actors in the city of Padang. Furthermore, organizational innovation significantly affects process innovation, and the performance of restaurant and cafe business actors in the city of Padang.