Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen

Success lies at the heart of every organization’s ability to innovate, innovation is one of the most important strategies of competition, both for large and small firms, it is widely held in the literature and among practitioners that small and medium enterprises (SME) are instrumental in the econo...

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Main Authors: AlQershi, Nagwan, Abas, Zakaria, Mohd Mokhtar, Sany Sanuri
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spelling my.uum.repo.246972018-08-27T00:46:34Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/24697/ Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen AlQershi, Nagwan Abas, Zakaria Mohd Mokhtar, Sany Sanuri HB Economic Theory Success lies at the heart of every organization’s ability to innovate, innovation is one of the most important strategies of competition, both for large and small firms, it is widely held in the literature and among practitioners that small and medium enterprises (SME) are instrumental in the economic development of countries worldwide. However, the contribution of SMEs can only be possible through performance.This study is a conceptual discussion of manufacturing SME performance in Yemen and the effect of strategic innovation.The performance is considered to be very low, and the country is ranked by the Global Innovation Index as one the lowest in terms of innovation.The study discusses strategic innovation and presents a framework for understanding the concept in 10 different ways. It concludes by recommending some policies through which the government of Yemen can assist manufacturing SMEs.Specifically, the study recommends that the government should provide training subsidies to manufacturing SMEs because innovation can only take place when human resources are adequately trained. UUM College of Business 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/24697/1/JTOM%2013%201%202018%2026-36.pdf AlQershi, Nagwan and Abas, Zakaria and Mohd Mokhtar, Sany Sanuri (2018) Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen. Journal of Technology and Operations Management, 13 (1). pp. 26-36. ISSN 1823-514X http://jtom.stmlportal.net/volume-13-number-1-july-2018/
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AlQershi, Nagwan
Abas, Zakaria
Mohd Mokhtar, Sany Sanuri
Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen
description Success lies at the heart of every organization’s ability to innovate, innovation is one of the most important strategies of competition, both for large and small firms, it is widely held in the literature and among practitioners that small and medium enterprises (SME) are instrumental in the economic development of countries worldwide. However, the contribution of SMEs can only be possible through performance.This study is a conceptual discussion of manufacturing SME performance in Yemen and the effect of strategic innovation.The performance is considered to be very low, and the country is ranked by the Global Innovation Index as one the lowest in terms of innovation.The study discusses strategic innovation and presents a framework for understanding the concept in 10 different ways. It concludes by recommending some policies through which the government of Yemen can assist manufacturing SMEs.Specifically, the study recommends that the government should provide training subsidies to manufacturing SMEs because innovation can only take place when human resources are adequately trained.
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title Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen
title_short Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen
title_full Strategic innovation as driver for SME performance in Yemen
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