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The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29774 The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation Barnard, Helena ichelp@gibs.co.za Hickman, James Preston UCTD Linkages Networks Collaboration Innovation Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This study explore the linkages or partnerships that companies across the EU and a defend set of emerging market economies have in either a formal or informal manner. The research aims to understand the correlation of these linkages and a firm’s ability in innovate. Empirically this research is set out to determine if there are differences in a firm’s ability to innovate based on the structure of the linkage, i.e. formal or informal. The study extends to understand the impact that the economic downturn had had on these linkages and what impact, if any has filtered through to the firm’s ability to innovate.The central argument is that firms with linkages benefit but being more nimble innovators and therefore both formal and informal linkages are very good for business and an organizations ability to innovate.Chi squared and t-tests were run on the responses of the firms belonging to the export or domestic categories. The results overwhelmingly suggest that in respect of innovativeness, the domestic suppliers do not differ from those that opt to export into the developed world. However the firms belonging to the domestic group differ considerably with regards to who they collaborate with for their innovations when compared to the export group. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T16:35:33Z 2013-04-30 2013-09-07T16:35:33Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-02-16 Dissertation Hickman, JP 2012, The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29774 > F13/4/168/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29774 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-180753/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Linkages Networks Collaboration Innovation The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title | The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title_full | The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title_fullStr | The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title_short | The impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| title_sort | impact of formal and informal network linkages on firm innovation |
| topic | UCTD Linkages Networks Collaboration Innovation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29774 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-180753/ |