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19 - Business and Management Studies
University of South Wales
Network Structure, Knowledge Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Innovation Networks and SMEs in the UK
This paper analyses the contribution of a range of actors in an SME innovation creation and dissemination framework, reviews the role of various institutions therein, explores the contribution of cross-locality networks, and identifies mechanisms to operationalise such a framework. Bivariate and multivariate (regression) techniques are employed to investigate innovation and growth outcomes in relation to these structures; data derived from survey responses of over 450 UK SMEs. Results highlight the value of cross-locality networks, network governance structures, and certain spillover effects from universities, with less support found for the factors predicting SME growth outcomes than is the case for innovation.
