Article ; Online: Innovation as recovery strategy for SMEs in emerging economies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research in international business and finance
2021 Volume 57, Page(s) 101396
Abstract: ... The results provide insight regarding innovation as a survival tool for SMEs during and after the COVID-19 ... of business recovery in the ongoing and post-COVID-19 pandemic period. This work presents a multidisciplinary ... on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies because they have very limited resources and vulnerable supply chain ...
| Abstract | The quarantine and disruption of non-essential activities as measure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected all economies around the World. This has had a deeper impact on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies because they have very limited resources and vulnerable supply chain and business-to-business/business-to-clients relationships. In this context, it is expected that after the pandemic many of these enterprises will disappear as the "new normality" will require changes in business and infrastructure management. To reduce this risk, innovation is identified as a key aspect of business recovery in the ongoing and post-COVID-19 pandemic period. This work presents a multidisciplinary methodological approach to guide these enterprises to innovate their products for new markets and making a better use of their limited available resources. As an example of this approach, the research-supported development of a new product for a family-owned SME was performed in a zone with high COVID-19 risk. The results provide insight regarding innovation as a survival tool for SMEs during and after the COVID-19 contingency, and the use of digital resources is identified as the main facilitator for networking and research-based design of innovative products within the "social distance" context. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-02-04 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1878-3384 |
| ISSN (online) | 1878-3384 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101396 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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