Innovation Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing Firms

Document identifier: oai:dalea.du.se:1586
Keyword: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing Processes, Market introduction
Publication year: 2005
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Abstract:

Entrepreneurial activities are often defined as the creation of new organizations (Gartner, 1988) but according to Schumpeter (1934); the entrepreneur is the innovator who implements change within markets through the carrying out of new combinations. These new combinations can take several forms; 1) the introduction of a new good or quality thereof, 2) the introduction of a new method of production, 3) the opening of a new market, 4) the conquest of a new source of supply of new materi-als or parts, 5) the carrying out of the new organization of any industry. Tang and Linghui (2004) make a distinction between two types of entrepreneurship activities. Venture Entrepreneurship (VE), which deals with new venture creation and Innovation Entrepreneurship (IE), which involves innovations within existing enterprises. This paper examines the existence of Innovation Entrepreneurship within existing firms in manufac-turing industries as well as to what degree the innovation are in the area of; • introduction onto the market of any new or significantly improved goods or services • implementation of any new or significantly improved operational processes • implementation of any new or significantly improved organizational / managerial processes • implementation of any new or significantly improved sales or marketing methods which were intended to increase the appeal of goods or services for specific market segments and/or enter new markets The basis for the analysis is a dataset that was collected in beginning of 2005 through a survey (BPPS) among all manufacturing sites with 5 and more employees in one region in Sweden. The Business Practices and Performance Survey (BPPS) used have been developed from a Practice Based View that is adapted to a survey instrument. It has been used in three large scale empirical in-vestigations in New Zealand during the 1990s and in five regions in Sweden during 2001-2003. The number of firms analyzed is 145 based on a response rate of 36.6 percent. The analysis shows that almost half of the firms have introduced new products or services during the two last years and that one third of them have introduced a product or service that was new for the world market.

Authors

Ragnar Ahlström Söderling

Högskolan Dalarna; Företagsekonomi
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                title: Innovation Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing Firms
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Entrepreneurial activities are often defined as the creation of new organizations (Gartner 1988) but according to Schumpeter (1934); the entrepreneur is the innovator who implements change within markets through the carrying out of new combinations. These new combinations can take several forms; 1) the introduction of a new good or quality thereof 2) the introduction of a new method of production 3) the opening of a new market 4) the conquest of a new source of supply of new materi-als or parts 5) the carrying out of the new organization of any industry.\nTang and Linghui (2004) make a distinction between two types of entrepreneurship activities. Venture Entrepreneurship (VE) which deals with new venture creation and Innovation Entrepreneurship (IE) which involves innovations within existing enterprises.\nThis paper examines the existence of Innovation Entrepreneurship within existing firms in manufac-turing industries as well as  to what degree the innovation are in the area of;\n•\tintroduction onto the market of any new or significantly improved goods or services\n•\timplementation of any new or significantly improved operational processes\n•\timplementation of any new or significantly improved organizational / managerial processes\n•\timplementation of any new or significantly improved sales or marketing methods which were intended to increase the appeal of goods or services for specific market segments and/or  enter new markets\nThe basis for the analysis is a dataset that was collected in beginning of 2005 through a survey (BPPS) among all manufacturing sites with 5 and more employees in one region in Sweden.\nThe Business Practices and Performance Survey (BPPS) used have been developed from a Practice Based View that is adapted to a survey instrument. It has been used in three large scale empirical in-vestigations in New Zealand during the 1990s and in five regions in Sweden during 2001-2003.\nThe number of firms analyzed is 145 based on a response rate of 36.6 percent. The analysis shows that almost half of the firms have introduced new products or services during the two last years and that one third of them have introduced a product or service that was new for the world market.

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                    topic: Innovation
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                    topic: Entrepreneurship
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                    topic: Manufacturing Processes
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                    topic: Market introduction
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                    Högskolan Dalarna
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                dateIssued: 2005
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