Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance

Though SMEs play a crucial role in countries' economic development, some of them succeed and others fail during their life cycle. In this regard, managers/owners continually have to identify the most significant factors that influence performance management. In addition, this is crucial for dev...

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Autores: Domi, Shpresim, Keco, Remzi, Capelleras i Segura, Joan-Lluís|||0000-0003-3228-4717, Mehmeti, Gentjan
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Innovativeness
Innovation behavior
Albania
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spelling Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performancethe case of AlbaniaDomi, ShpresimKeco, RemziCapelleras i Segura, Joan-Lluís|||0000-0003-3228-4717Mehmeti, GentjanFirm performanceInnovativenessInnovation behaviorAlbaniaThough SMEs play a crucial role in countries' economic development, some of them succeed and others fail during their life cycle. In this regard, managers/owners continually have to identify the most significant factors that influence performance management. In addition, this is crucial for developing countries such as Albania, wherein such studies are lacking, furthermore, tourism sector is experiencing very fast development. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the interplay of innovativeness, innovation behavior and SMEs' performance indicators. Exploiting face-to-face techniques, data for 211 valid cases have been gathered from Albanian tourism SMEs. By using SEM statistical methodology, the results indicate that innovativeness significantly affects innovation behavior. While innovativeness does not affect SMEs performance directly, its significant effects are indirect, through the mediation role of innovation behavior. Regarding innovation behavior, the results indicate that the more tourism's SMEs innovate in terms of ICT, cooperation (associations, networks etc.), the more their performance will positively increase. Operationalization of the vague term of innovation is a contribution to the literature. Finally, other theoretical and managerial contributions of this study are discussed. 22019-01-0120192019-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/223135https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.14254/2071-789X.2019/12-3/5reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2231352026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
the case of Albania
title Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
spellingShingle Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
Domi, Shpresim
Firm performance
Innovativeness
Innovation behavior
Albania
title_short Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
title_full Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
title_fullStr Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
title_full_unstemmed Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
title_sort Effects of innovativeness and innovation behavior on tourism smes performance
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Domi, Shpresim
Keco, Remzi
Capelleras i Segura, Joan-Lluís|||0000-0003-3228-4717
Mehmeti, Gentjan
author Domi, Shpresim
author_facet Domi, Shpresim
Keco, Remzi
Capelleras i Segura, Joan-Lluís|||0000-0003-3228-4717
Mehmeti, Gentjan
author_role author
author2 Keco, Remzi
Capelleras i Segura, Joan-Lluís|||0000-0003-3228-4717
Mehmeti, Gentjan
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Firm performance
Innovativeness
Innovation behavior
Albania
topic Firm performance
Innovativeness
Innovation behavior
Albania
description Though SMEs play a crucial role in countries' economic development, some of them succeed and others fail during their life cycle. In this regard, managers/owners continually have to identify the most significant factors that influence performance management. In addition, this is crucial for developing countries such as Albania, wherein such studies are lacking, furthermore, tourism sector is experiencing very fast development. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the interplay of innovativeness, innovation behavior and SMEs' performance indicators. Exploiting face-to-face techniques, data for 211 valid cases have been gathered from Albanian tourism SMEs. By using SEM statistical methodology, the results indicate that innovativeness significantly affects innovation behavior. While innovativeness does not affect SMEs performance directly, its significant effects are indirect, through the mediation role of innovation behavior. Regarding innovation behavior, the results indicate that the more tourism's SMEs innovate in terms of ICT, cooperation (associations, networks etc.), the more their performance will positively increase. Operationalization of the vague term of innovation is a contribution to the literature. Finally, other theoretical and managerial contributions of this study are discussed.
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