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| Author: | Souitaris, V. |
| Title: | Strategic Influences of Technological Innovation in Greece |
| Journal: | British Journal of Management
2001 : VOL. 12, p. 131-147 |
| Index terms: | TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION GREECE STRATEGY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This exploratory paper analyses the 'importance' and 'awareness' of a set of established 'strategic' influences of technological innovation in the context of a European newly-industrialized country. The author interviewed 105 Greek manufacturing firms (mainly SMEs) and measured their perceived innovation rate as well as 17 'strategic' factors regarding top-management practices and characteristics. Using correlation and regression analysis the initial group of factors was reduced to a subset of five 'major importance' influences of innovation, namely: incorporation of technology plans in the business strategy, managerial attitude towards risk, perceived intensity of competition and rate of change of customer needs, and finally status of the CEO (owner-CEOs were associated with higher innovation rate than appointed CEOs). |
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