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Technology and organisation in small firms : an interpretative framework

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  • Alina Rizzoni

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[fre] Qui innove le plus : la petite ou la grande entreprise ? Selon les débats théoriques et les études empiriques réalisées, il semble qu'il n'existe pas de réponse générale à cette question. Il convient toutefois d'examiner la nature spécifique des firmes et des industries, afin d'évaluer selon le critère de la taille, les incitations et les capacités des firmes en matière d'innovation. Cet article analyse le cas des PME et propose une typologie. Celle-ci montre que les différents contextes organisationnels et les diverses capacités à organiser les relations internes et externes, sont les principaux déterminants de la variété des capacités à innover. Ceci est vrai à la fois des secteurs « high tech », où les innovations supposent des connaissances scientifiques et techniques sophistiquées, comme des secteurs industriels plus mûrs, où les innovations requièrent un savoir faire et une expertise sur les marchés et les process de production. [eng] Who innovates more — the large or the small firm ? Following extensive theorical debate and empirical investigation, there seems to be no general answer to this question. One then has to look into the specific nature of firms and industries to seize differences in incentives and capabilities for innovation according to size. This paper looks into the small firms. It develops a typology of small firm types. The typology distinguishes amongst different categories of small firms. It shows that differences in organisational systems, and in the « ability to organise » both internal and external relationships, are main determinants of differences in abilities to innovate. And this is true both of innovations requiring sophisticated technical and scientific knowledge in high tech sectors, and of more mundane innovations requiring know-hows and expertise about markets and production processes in mature industries.

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  • Alina Rizzoni, 1994. "Technology and organisation in small firms : an interpretative framework," Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Programme National Persée, vol. 67(1), pages 135-155.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recind:rei_0154-3229_1994_num_67_1_1513
    DOI: 10.3406/rei.1994.1513
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    1. Renata Braga Berenguer De Vasconcelos & Ricardo Sérgio Gomes Vieira & Denis Silva Da Silveira, 2018. "What’S The Recipe To Innovate? An Analysis Of The Determinants Of The Degree Of Innovation In The Gastronomy Segment," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(01), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Tatielle Menolli Longhini & Joyce Mariella Medeiros Cavalcanti & Sergio Louro Borges & Bruno Pérez Ferreira, 2018. "Investment in Innovation and its Influence on Net Sales: An Analysis Based on PINTEC Data," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Fontes, Margarida & Coombs, Rod, 2001. "Contribution of new technology-based firms to the strengthening of technological capabilities in intermediate economies," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 79-97, January.
    4. Mario Bourgault, 1997. "Industrie aérospatiale nord-américaine et performance des sous-traitants : Écarts entre le Canada et les États-Unis," CIRANO Working Papers 97s-26, CIRANO.
    5. Laranja, Manuel & Fontes, Margarida, 1998. "Creative adaptation: the role of new technology based firms in Portugal," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(9), pages 1023-1036, April.

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