The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs
The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of the components of intellectual capital (human capital, structural capital and relational capital) on the innovation capacity, both in products and processes, of industrial SMEs. In turn, to analyse the effect of product and process innovation on per...
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Instituto de Economía y Finanzas. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidada Nacional de Córdoba.
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| description | The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of the components of intellectual capital (human capital, structural capital and relational capital) on the innovation capacity, both in products and processes, of industrial SMEs. In turn, to analyse the effect of product and process innovation on performance. A study was carried out on a sample of 259 industrial SMEs in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. The data was analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling, using the Smart PLS software. The results show firstly that the constructions used by the model are valid and reliable. The study provides evidence that the constructs Intellectual Capital, Human Capital, Structural Capital and Relational Capital have significant and positive effects on innovation in products and processes, in the context of the analyzed sample. While analyzing the effect of product and process innovation on performance, it was found that there is a positive and significant relationship of process innovation to performance, while product innovation shows a positive but not significant relationship.
Reception date: March 9, 2019 Acceptance date: August 18, 2019 |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-313162022-03-30T22:00:36Z The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs El Papel del Capital Intelectual en la Innovación de Productos y Procesos y el Desempeño de las Pymes Beltramino, Nicolás process innovation product innovation performance intellectual capital O12 O3 L60 innovación de proceso innovación de producto desempeño capital intelectual O12 O3 L60 The aim of this study is to analyse the effects of the components of intellectual capital (human capital, structural capital and relational capital) on the innovation capacity, both in products and processes, of industrial SMEs. In turn, to analyse the effect of product and process innovation on performance. A study was carried out on a sample of 259 industrial SMEs in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. The data was analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling, using the Smart PLS software. The results show firstly that the constructions used by the model are valid and reliable. The study provides evidence that the constructs Intellectual Capital, Human Capital, Structural Capital and Relational Capital have significant and positive effects on innovation in products and processes, in the context of the analyzed sample. While analyzing the effect of product and process innovation on performance, it was found that there is a positive and significant relationship of process innovation to performance, while product innovation shows a positive but not significant relationship. Reception date: March 9, 2019 Acceptance date: August 18, 2019 El objetivo de este estudio es analizar los efectos que ejercen los componentes del capital intelectual (capital humano, capital estructural y capital relacional) sobre la capacidad de innovación, tanto en productos como en procesos, de las PyMEs industriales. A su vez, analizar el efecto que ejerce la innovación en productos y en procesos sobre el rendimiento. Para ello se llevó a cabo un estudio sobre una muestra compuesta por 259 empresas PyMEs industriales de la Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina. Los datos fueron analizados a través de Modelado de Ecuaciones Estructurales, mediante el uso del software Smart PLS. Los resultados muestran en primer lugar que los constructos utilizados por el modelo son válidos y confiables. El estudio proporciona evidencia de que los constructos Capital intelectual, Capital humano, Capital estructural y Capital relacional poseen efectos significativos y positivos sobre la innovación en productos y procesos, en el contexto de la muestra analizada. En tanto que al analizar el efecto de la innovación en productos y en procesos sobre el rendimiento, se obtuvo que existe una relación positiva y significativa de la innovación en procesos sobre el rendimiento, mientras que la innovación en productos muestra una relación positiva pero no significativa. Fecha de recepción: 9 de Marzo de 2019Fecha de aceptación: 18 de Agosto de 2019 Instituto de Economía y Finanzas. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Universidada Nacional de Córdoba. 2019-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/31316 10.55444/2451.7321.2019.v57.n1.31316 Revista de Economía y Estadística; Vol. 57 No. 1 (2019); 75-113 Revista de Economía y Estadística; Vol. 57 Núm. 1 (2019); 75-113 2451-7321 0034-8066 10.55444/2451.7321.2019.v57.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/31316/31982 Derechos de autor 2019 Nicolás Beltramino http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | process innovation product innovation performance intellectual capital O12 O3 L60 innovación de proceso innovación de producto desempeño capital intelectual O12 O3 L60 Beltramino, Nicolás The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title | The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title_alt | El Papel del Capital Intelectual en la Innovación de Productos y Procesos y el Desempeño de las Pymes |
| title_full | The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title_short | The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Innovation of Products and Processes and the Performance of SMEs |
| title_sort | role of intellectual capital in the innovation of products and processes and the performance of smes |
| topic | process innovation product innovation performance intellectual capital O12 O3 L60 innovación de proceso innovación de producto desempeño capital intelectual O12 O3 L60 |
| topic_facet | process innovation product innovation performance intellectual capital O12 O3 L60 innovación de proceso innovación de producto desempeño capital intelectual O12 O3 L60 |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/REyE/article/view/31316 |
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