Diffusion of Technology-enabled Value Innovation among Manufacturing SMEs
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چکیده
The research models the effect of firm characteristics and institutional environment on the implementation of technologies across a small or medium enterprise’s (SME) entire value chain. The approach is motivated by two research streams, namely diffusion of innovation and institutional theory. Firm characteristics are based on diffusion of innovation literature and the role of external parties such as customers, vendors, and government agencies is based on institutional theory. An empirical study of SMEs in the Greater Boston area, based on this model, is in progress.
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