International SME Co-Creation, Knowledge Enhancement and New Product Development: How Do They Matter for Performance?

Autor(en)

Maria-Cristina Stoian, Pavlos Dimitratos, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki

Abstrakt

This study investigates the influence of value co-creation with international strategic networks on international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounting for knowledge enhancement and new product development. We further examine the moderating role of e-business
adoption. We draw on network theory and value co-creation literature streams to substantiate our arguments. A dataset of UK-based SMEs serves to test our assumptions. Findings mainly show that knowledge enhancement and new product/service development act as mediators. Also, value co-creation
beyond firm boundaries enables bricks-and-mortar to experience benefits in the long-term, while ebusiness adopters can additionally capitalize on short-term ongoing improvements.

Organisation(en)

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Leeds

Publikationsdatum

09-2018

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

502016 KMU-Forschung, 502054 Entrepreneurship

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/82fa08bf-68dc-41ff-a73c-f8b7de9eace1