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Low-tech vs high-tech entrepreneurship: A study in France and Australia

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  • Sophie Reboud
  • Tim Mazzarol
  • Geoffrey Soutar

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In this paper, we examine the nature of innovation within small firms across two OECD countries with a particular focus on the differences between firms with low R&D intensity and those with high R&D intensity. Drawing on a sample of small to medium enterprises (SME) who were engaged in the commercialization of at least one innovation, the study finds that there are differences between the needs of high and low to mid-tech firms in terms of type of innovation produced and in terms of formalization of the innovation process. The study also suggests that low to mid tech small firms innovate and need to be supported, but that governments generally speaking put the emphasis on more visible but less numerous high tech firms.

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  • Sophie Reboud & Tim Mazzarol & Geoffrey Soutar, 2014. "Low-tech vs high-tech entrepreneurship: A study in France and Australia," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(2), pages 121-141.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_014_0121
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    1. CLAUDINE KEARNEY & KILLIAN J. McCARTHY & EELKO K. R. E. HUIZINGH, 2019. "One Size (Does Not) Fit All: Evidence Of Similarities And Differences Between Product Innovation Management In High- And Low-Tech Manufacturing Firms," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(01), pages 1-30, January.
    2. Zeting LIU & Blandine LAPERCHE, 2014. "Knowledge-capital formation and valorisation of French SMEs," Working Papers 39, Réseau de Recherche sur l’Innovation. / Research Network on Innovation.
    3. Manon Enjolras & Mauricio Camargo & Christophe Schmitt, 2019. "Are High-Tech Companies More Competitive Than Others? An Empirical Study of Innovative and Exporting French SMEs," Post-Print hal-02004952, HAL.

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