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Barriers to Innovation among Iranian SMEs
Aminreza Kamalian, Maryam Rashki and Mah Lagha Arbabi
Corresponding Author: Maryam Rashki
Submitted: 2010 November, 11
Accepted: 2011 January, 20
Published: 2011 May, 15 |
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The importance of innovation in organizations' competitiveness is an undeniable fact. Innovations
reflect a critical way in which organizations respond to either technological or market challenges. Small and
Medium sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute 94% of Iranian firms. According to Iran statistic website the value
added of 94% of Iranian firms is just about 10% of the whole value added in country. This study assumes the
lag of innovation is the reason of uncompetitive nature of Iranian SMEs. This study reports on the results of
a study that examined barriers to firms’ innovation among a sample of 86 managers of small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) in Iran. Findings of the study show that the most significant barriers are associated with
costs, whereas the least significant are associated with lag of information. The survey results show that Iranian
SMSs are not collaborating with universities and higher education institutions; they do not see university as a
main source of information. Then it is not a surprising point that 29.0% unemployment rate is reported in 2009
however 50% of studied SMEs reported lack of skilled labour as a barrier to innovation.
Key words: Barriers to innovation and SMEs, innovation, Iran, , , ,
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Aminreza Kamalian, Maryam Rashki and Mah Lagha Arbabi, . Barriers to Innovation among Iranian SMEs. Asian Journal of Business Management, (2): 79-90.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-8752
ISSN (Print): 2041-8744 |
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