Do SMEs actually know what business model innovation is? Evidence from Switzerland
Autor:innen
Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
2023
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Sammlung
Typ
04B - Beitrag Konferenzschrift
Herausgeber:innen
Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
Betreuer:in
Übergeordnetes Werk
Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Themenheft
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Link
Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
1
Ausgabe / Nummer
Seiten / Dauer
617-625
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Academic Conferences International Limited
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Porto
Auflage
Version
Programmiersprache
Abtretungsempfänger:in
Praxispartner:in/Auftraggeber:in
Zusammenfassung
Business model innovation (BMI) has received increasing attention from academics in recent years and its positive impact on companies has been demonstrated in the literature. However, there is a lack of research though on whether the managers of SMEs actually know what BMI means and how to implement it. This study is looking at this gap and analysed the know-how about the term in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It is based on a survey among 418 managers of SMEs and shows that there is lack of knowledge on what BMI is and how to implement it; however, the importance of it is well-known. This research contributes to the existing literature in three ways. Firstly, awareness is the first needed step in increasing the number of BMIs in Switzerland, as many companies do not know the term. Secondly, managers claim to have no issues in generating new ideas and know about the importance of BMI, but nevertheless, do not implement it. Thirdly, only a small minority of SMEs work with universities on innovation and miss out on a large support structure. The study closes with recommendations for companies as well as universities and other state organisations to support BMI in Switzerland through the steps awareness, empowerment, implementation.
Schlagwörter
Fachgebiet (DDC)
330 - Wirtschaft
Veranstaltung
European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
Enddatum der Konferenz
Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
978-1-914587-83-2
978-1-914587-82-5
978-1-914587-82-5
ISSN
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Diamond
Lizenz
Zitation
MEYER, Rolf, Dario MEYER und Therese SCHMUTZ, 2023. Do SMEs actually know what business model innovation is? Evidence from Switzerland. In: Fernando MOREIRA und Shital JAYANTILAL (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Porto: Academic Conferences International Limited. 2023. S. 617–625. ISBN 978-1-914587-83-2. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-7434