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Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Innovation practices for survival of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the COVID-19 times: the role of external support

Nawal Abdalla Adam ¹

Ghadah Alarifi ¹

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College of Business and Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-05-27

Springer Nature

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

scimago Q1

SJR: 0.889

CiteScore: 8.6

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ISSN: 21925372

DOI: 10.1186/s13731-021-00156-6

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PubMed ID: 34075328

Sociology and Political Science

Information Systems

Management of Technology and Innovation

Economics and Econometrics

Management Information Systems

Abstract

Global epidemic crises, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19), usually expose small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to various kinds of challenges and may put their lives at risk. This study aims to develop a theoretical model to provide insights about the association between innovation practices and the SMEs’ performance and survival while underlining the auxiliary role of external support in such a relationship. Online questionnaire has been used to collect the data from 259 randomly selected SME managers in Saudi Arabia, and the data was analyzed using the SmartPLS3 software. The structural equation modeling results showed that the innovation practices adopted by SMEs to face the repercussions of COVID-19 had a positive impact on the performance and likelihood of business survival. PLS-SEM bootstrap results indicated that external support aids strengthen the positive impact of SMEs’ innovation practices on business survival rather than its performance. The study has several significant practical implications for SME managers, governments, and policy makers that have been stated.

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Adam N. A., Alarifi G. Innovation practices for survival of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the COVID-19 times: the role of external support // Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 2021. Vol. 10. No. 1. 15

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1186/s13731-021-00156-6

UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-021-00156-6

TI - Innovation practices for survival of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the COVID-19 times: the role of external support

T2 - Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AU - Adam, Nawal Abdalla

AU - Alarifi, Ghadah

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/05/27

PB - Springer Nature

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VL - 10

PMID - 34075328

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@article{2021_Adam,

author = {Nawal Abdalla Adam and Ghadah Alarifi},

title = {Innovation practices for survival of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the COVID-19 times: the role of external support},

journal = {Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship},

year = {2021},

volume = {10},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {may},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-021-00156-6},

number = {1},

pages = {15},

doi = {10.1186/s13731-021-00156-6}

}

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Springer Nature

Journal

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

scimago Q1

SJR

0.889

CiteScore

8.6

Impact factor

—

ISSN

21925372 (Electronic)