Importance of Technological Innovation for SME Growth: Evidence from India

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
India
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Bala Subrahmanya, M.H., Krishnaswamy, K.N., Mathirajan, M.

Abstract

This paper probes the drivers, dimensions, achievements, and outcomes of technological innovations carried out by SMEs in the auto components, electronics, and machine tool sectors of Bangalore in India. Further, it ascertains the growth rates of innovative SMEs vis-à-vis non-innovative SMEs in terms of sales turnover, employment, and investment. Thereafter, it probes the relationship between innovation and growth of SMEs by (i) estimating a correlation between innovation sales and sales growth, (ii) calculating innovation sales for high, medium, and low growth innovative SMEs and doing a one-way ANOVA, and (iii) ascertaining the influence of innovation sales, along with investment growth and employment growth on gross value-added growth by means of multiple regression analysis. The paper brings out substantial evidence to argue that innovations of SMEs contributed to their growth.

Citation

Bala Subrahmanya, M.H.; Mathirajan, M.; Krishnaswamy, K.N. Importance of Technological Innovation for SME Growth: Evidence from India. UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland (2010) 23 pp. ISBN 978-92-9230-238-2 [WIDER Working Paper No. 2010/03]

Importance of Technological Innovation for SME Growth: Evidence from India

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