A possible relationship between internationalization and innovation strategies: an analysis of portuguese SMEs

• Autorzy: Azevedo Mónica , Azevedo Lobo Carla , Maldonado Isabel , Santos Pereira Carla , Durão Natércia

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2021.23.1.05

Warianty tytułu

PL

Możliwe związki między internacjonalizacją a strategiami innowacji: analiza portugalskich MŚP

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The importance of internationalization for firm’s survival and growth seems to be consensual among the researchers on this topic. Innovation is also considered a key factor for firm’s development and competitiveness. Moreover, the relationship between innovation and internationalization has become a matter of increasingly interest in the literature and can be analysed according to two streams: innovation as cause or consequence of companies’ internationalization. Additionally, given the great importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the growth of economies, part of literature has paid special attention to this kind of enterprises. The purpose of this work is to verify the existence of a possible relationship between internationalization and innovation strategies among Portuguese firms by exploring whether Portuguese entrepreneurs consider innovation as an important factor or a motivation in the internationalization process. To achieve this goals, and based on data obtained from an online questionnaire survey, descriptive and inferential data analysis techniques are used. In particular, graphical representations, descriptive measures and also, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis (with multiple comparisons) non-parametric tests.

PL

Znaczenie umiędzynarodowienia dla przetrwania i rozwoju firmy wydaje się być zgodne wśród badaczy zajmujących się tym tematem. Innowacyjność jest również uważana za kluczowy czynnik rozwoju i konkurencyjności firmy. Ponadto związek między innowacją a internacjonalizacją stał się przedmiotem coraz większego zainteresowania w literaturze i można go analizować według dwóch nurtów: innowacja jako przyczyna lub konsekwencja umiędzynarodowienia przedsiębiorstw. Dodatkowo, biorąc pod uwagę duże znaczenie małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw (MŚP) dla rozwoju gospodarek, w części literatury zwrócono szczególną uwagę na tego typu przedsiębiorstwa. Celem tej pracy jest zweryfikowanie istnienia możliwego związku między umiędzynarodowieniem a strategiami innowacji wśród portugalskich firm poprzez zbadanie, czy portugalscy przedsiębiorcy uważają innowacje za ważny czynnik lub motywację w procesie internacjonalizacji. Aby osiągnąć te cele, na podstawie danych uzyskanych z ankiety internetowej, stosuje się opisowe i inferencyjne techniki analizy danych. W szczególności reprezentacje graficzne, miary opisowe, a także testy nieparametryczne Manna-Whitneya i Kruskala-Wallisa (z wielokrotnymi porównaniami).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

internationalization; innovation; SMEs

PL

internacjonalizacja; innowacje; MŚP

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 1
• Strony: 74--90
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Azevedo Mónica

• Portucalense University
• REMIT- Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies, Porto, Portugal

autor

Azevedo Lobo Carla

• Portucalense University
• REMIT- Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies, Porto, Portugal
• IJP- Instituto Jurídico Portucalense, Porto, Portugal; GOVCOPP, Aveiro, Portugal

autor

Maldonado Isabel

• Portucalense University
• REMIT- Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
• IJP- Instituto Jurídico Portucalense, Porto, Portugal
• GOVCOPP, Aveiro, Portugal

autor

Santos Pereira Carla

• Portucalense University
• REMIT- Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
• IJP- Instituto Jurídico Portucalense, Porto, Portugal
• CEMAT-IST

autor

Durão Natércia

• Portucalense University
• REMIT- Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies
• IJP- Instituto Jurídico Portucalense, Porto, Portugal

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).