Influence of Determinants on Innovations in Small KIBS Firms in the Czech Republic before COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorBumberová, Veronikacs
dc.contributor.authorMilichovský, Františekcs
dc.coverage.issue19cs
dc.coverage.volume12cs
dc.date.issued2020-09-23cs
dc.description.abstractThere is still a lack of empirical evidence prevalent about innovation in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS), and more particular, about determinants of innovations in small firms to sustain their future development. Studies in this area suggest that different determinants will affect different forms of innovation outputs of KIBS. This paper investigates the direction and the significance of these influences on propensity to innovate. The empirical evidence is based on quantitative and firm-level data gathered through an email questionnaire, which yielded 128 qualified responses from small KIBS in the Czech Republic. The analysis is based on binary logistic regression to identify the effects of determinants on the propensity to innovate. In addition to the consistent results produced by studies in this area, we found reverse relationships between innovation and selected determinants. Negatively evolving knowledge (especially lack of qualified employees) and market determinants (lack of information about the market), positively stimulated small KIBS towards the propensity to introduce organizational innovations (structural and human resources practices), followed by increasing intensity of competition positively related to introducing a new service to the firm (especially t-KIBS) and insufficient availability of business partners increasing the marketing efforts. It's evident that some negatively evolving determinants perform as incentives or driving forces to specific types of innovations. The results of this study could also be useful for owners and managers in KIBS firms engaging in innovation activities and government support, or incentivize the propensity to innovate.en
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dc.format.extent1-21cs
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dc.identifier.citationSustainability. 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, p. 1-21.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su12197856cs
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2488-7414cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3845-4633cs
dc.identifier.other165369cs
dc.identifier.researcheridAAA-6465-2021cs
dc.identifier.researcheridJ-2740-2019cs
dc.identifier.scopus56023217500cs
dc.identifier.scopus56403434600cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/195715
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherMDPIcs
dc.relation.ispartofSustainabilitycs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/7856cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2071-1050/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjectknowledge-intensive business servicesen
dc.subjectdeterminants of innovationsen
dc.subjectsmall businessen
dc.subjectregressionen
dc.subjectsurveyen
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten
dc.titleInfluence of Determinants on Innovations in Small KIBS Firms in the Czech Republic before COVID-19en
dc.type.driverarticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
sync.item.dbidVAV-165369en
sync.item.dbtypeVAVen
sync.item.insts2025.02.03 15:43:37en
sync.item.modts2025.01.17 18:45:23en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská. Ústav managementucs
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