The impact of business innovation modes on SME innovation performance in post-Soviet transition economies: The case of Belarus

• Published in: Technovation Vol. 57-58; pp. 30 - 40
• Main Authors: Apanasovich, Natalja, Alcalde Heras, Henar, Parrilli, Mario Davide
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2016; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Belarus; Business; Economics; Effectiveness; Impact analysis; Innovation; Innovations; Modes of innovation; Post-soviet transition economies; STI and DUI; Studies; Transition economies; Belarus; Innovation; Modes of innovation; Post-soviet transition economies; Belarus; STI and DUI
• ISSN: 0166-4972; 1879-2383
• DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.05.001

This study analyzes the most effective innovation modes (‘science and technology-based innovation’, STI, and ‘doing, using and interacting-based innovation’, DUI) for business innovation performance in the context of post-Soviet Transition Economies (PSTE). Their specificities are expected to influence both their business innovation modes and their impact on innovation output. In particular, we aim at identifying the specificities of PSTE in that the DUI mode alone (and its specific drivers) is more relevant than the STI mode alone (and its drivers). In our hypothesis, this outcome should be even stronger in the context of non-technological types of innovation (e.g. organizational innovation).
•Analysis of STI and DUI modes of innovation in a post-Soviet transition economy.•Impact of the STI and DUI modes on product and organizational innovation.•Identify firm specificities associated to post-Soviet transition economies.