Impact of Cooperation Flexibility on Innovation Flexibility in SMEs

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14220/22:00127001

Result on the web

<a href="http://economic-research.pl/Journals/index.php/eq/article/view/2031" target="_blank" >http://economic-research.pl/Journals/index.php/eq/article/view/2031</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24136/eq.2022.019" target="_blank" >10.24136/eq.2022.019</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impact of Cooperation Flexibility on Innovation Flexibility in SMEs

Original language description

Research background: Flexibility has become a possible means for manufacturing companies to better compete in competitive markets. Furthermore, innovations are perceived as an important factor in company strategy, which can differentiate the company from the competition. Purpose of the article: This present study investigates the problems of cooperation flexibility and innovation flexibility in manufacturing companies among electrical engineering companies in the Czech Republic. The aim of this paper is to identify the impact of cooperation flexibility on innovation flexibility in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies. Methods: A questionnaire addressed to SMEs in the form of the Likert scale was prepared to gather information about cooperation flexibility and innovation flexibility. All parts of the questionnaire were tested using Cronbach Alpha. Spearman correlation and regression analysis were used for analysis. Findings & value added: Results of the research show that external cooperation flexibility and internal cooperation flexibility is related to innovation flexibility in SMEs. Results of the research show that there is a positive relationship 1) between external cooperation flexibility and innovation flexibility and 2) between innovation flexibility and business performance at SMEs. The findings of the research contribute to an understanding of the relationship between cooperation flexibility, innovation flexibility and also innovation performance. The novelty value of this paper lies in its perception of flexibility as having two parts, namely external (with suppliers and customers) and internal cooperation flexibility. In addition, innovation flexibility was investigated in two fields, product, and accompanying services to products. The view mentioned provides a complex view of flexibility.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Equilibrium

ISSN

1689-765X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

17

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

34

Pages from-to

533-566

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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