The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia

Effectively planning for market turbulence and working with partners, as well as focusing on strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation are critical to small and medium enterprises success. However, this practice is lacking among Malaysian small and medium enterprises. Poor se...

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Main Author: Che Asniza, Osman
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Language:eng
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Published: 2023
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spelling my-uum-etd.108062023-12-10T02:48:50Z The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia 2023 Che Asniza, Osman Ramli, azahari Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD Industries. Land use. Labor. HD56-57.5 Industrial Productivity HD4801-8943 Labor. Work. Working Class HD60 Small Business. Effectively planning for market turbulence and working with partners, as well as focusing on strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation are critical to small and medium enterprises success. However, this practice is lacking among Malaysian small and medium enterprises. Poor selection of partner qualities and delay in the implementation of open innovation influence firm’s performance. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the impact of strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation on the performance of small and medium enterprises, and the moderating role of open innovation on the relationship between the strategic network partner fit characteristics and the performance. Interorganisational relationships and resource-based theories underpinned the proposed model. Online questionnaires were distributed to 500 small and medium-sized owners or managers of multiple sub-sectors with 123 data were successfully collected. Data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling via SmartPLS.mThis study found that strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation had a positive and significant impact on small and medium enterprises performance. In addition, open innovation moderates the relationship between strategic network partner fit characteristics and the performance of small and medium enterprises. This study helps to support small and medium enterprises in selecting the right network partners to reduce costs and minimize risks of local and international activities. Strengthened by inter-organisational relationship and resource-based theories, the model, open innovation (inbound and outbound) moderates the characteristics of strategic network partner fit (complementarity, compatibility and commitment) to enhance small and medium enterprises performance. 2023 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/10806/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/10806/1/Grant%20the%20permission_s95585.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10806/2/s95585_01.pdf text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
collection UUM ETD
language eng
eng
advisor Ramli, azahari
topic HD Industries
Land use
Labor.
HD56-57.5 Industrial Productivity
HD Industries
Land use
Labor.
HD60 Small Business.
spellingShingle HD Industries
Land use
Labor.
HD56-57.5 Industrial Productivity
HD Industries
Land use
Labor.
HD60 Small Business.
Che Asniza, Osman
The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
description Effectively planning for market turbulence and working with partners, as well as focusing on strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation are critical to small and medium enterprises success. However, this practice is lacking among Malaysian small and medium enterprises. Poor selection of partner qualities and delay in the implementation of open innovation influence firm’s performance. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the impact of strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation on the performance of small and medium enterprises, and the moderating role of open innovation on the relationship between the strategic network partner fit characteristics and the performance. Interorganisational relationships and resource-based theories underpinned the proposed model. Online questionnaires were distributed to 500 small and medium-sized owners or managers of multiple sub-sectors with 123 data were successfully collected. Data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling via SmartPLS.mThis study found that strategic network partner fit characteristics and open innovation had a positive and significant impact on small and medium enterprises performance. In addition, open innovation moderates the relationship between strategic network partner fit characteristics and the performance of small and medium enterprises. This study helps to support small and medium enterprises in selecting the right network partners to reduce costs and minimize risks of local and international activities. Strengthened by inter-organisational relationship and resource-based theories, the model, open innovation (inbound and outbound) moderates the characteristics of strategic network partner fit (complementarity, compatibility and commitment) to enhance small and medium enterprises performance.
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title The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
title_short The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
title_full The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
title_fullStr The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The relationship of strategic network partner fit characteristics, open innovation and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia
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granting_institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
publishDate 2023
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/10806/1/Grant%20the%20permission_s95585.pdf
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