Skip to main content
Kent Academic Repository

Linking inter-organizational collaboration, innovation, and internationalization in SMEs: a systematic review

Zahoor, N., Al-Tabbaa, O. (2017) Linking inter-organizational collaboration, innovation, and internationalization in SMEs: a systematic review. In: Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter (AIB-UKI) Conference. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:65549)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided. (Contact us about this Publication)

Abstract

Inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) has been widely claimed as influential in enhancing SMEs innovation and internationalization performance. However, the literature on this topic is fragmented, consistent views on the relationships between the three constructs (IOC, innovation and internationalization) is largely missed. To address this gap, we conducted a comprehensive systematic review (with narrative synthesis technique) of 117 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2016 that address relationships between these three constructs (IOC-innovation, IOC-internationalization, and IOC-innovating-internationalization) in SMEs setting. Our study reveals that there is an upward trend (yet varies across the three relationships) in publishing articles on this subject overtime. In addition, we show the building blocks underpinning the dominating variables in these studies including enablers, moderators, mediators, and outcomes. Overall, the analysis suggests that while IOC, innovation and internationalization research has made significant progress over the years, there are still substantial gaps in the literature, which leave important areas for further investigation.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Omar Altabbaa
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2017 10:52 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2021 15:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65549 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.