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Micro-Sized Enterprises, Innovation and Universities: A Welsh Perspective

Paul Jones Orcid Logo, Ralf Patz, Brychan Thomas, Simon McCarthy

Industry and Higher Education, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 39 - 49

Swansea University Author: Paul Jones Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.5367/ihe.2014.0192

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his study considers the linkage between micro-sized enterprises and other organizations, especially universities, in relation to the innovation process. The focus of the research is on non-start-up enterprises in Wales and how they develop their products. The research methodology adopted is a themat...

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Published in: Industry and Higher Education
ISSN: 0950-4222 2043-6858
Published: Sage 2014
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44597
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Abstract: his study considers the linkage between micro-sized enterprises and other organizations, especially universities, in relation to the innovation process. The focus of the research is on non-start-up enterprises in Wales and how they develop their products. The research methodology adopted is a thematic literature review and the case study approach. The findings demonstrate that there are additional barriers to innovation in terms of legislation and regulation when micro-sized enterprises endeavour to overcome their knowledge gap through collaborating with universities. It is noted that there has been minimal research examining the knowledge gap encountered by micro-sized enterprises and how they attempt to overcome the barriers to collaborating with universities.
Keywords: micro-enterprises, innovation, knowledge gap, barriers to collaboration, Wales
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 1
Start Page: 39
End Page: 49