The Effect of Business Improvement Methods on Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Peripheral Regions

摘要: Harris R., McAdam R. and Reid The effect of business improvement methods on innovation in small medium-sized enterprises peripheral regions, Regional Studies. This paper tests whether commonly used (BIM) foster or inhibit (SMEs) regions. findings show that adopting BIM diverts firms away from successful (i.e., terms new products/services processes the past three years), instead is associated with undertaking innovation-related activities while remaining non-innovators. Indeed, reinforcing (through greater ‘depth’ use) may lead to further exclusion innovation.