How Can Innovation Work For Micro-Firms: Study

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Introduction:
The aim of the questions being asked is to address one primary research question:

“What maybe a practical, cost-effective, good-practice innovation management framework most suited to micro-firms?”

In addressing this primary question, the author has chosen the questions listed below and seeks your contribution in forming an opinion.

Important Definitions and Distinctions:

SMEs or Small to Medium Enterprises are defined as, firms employing 250 employees or less.
Micro-firms
are defined as, firms employing 10 employees or less.

Innovation is defined as, the creation of new products, services or business processes for social or commercial gain.

An Approach to innovation or innovation approaches are defined as, a combination of project management, new product design and development, business process improvement and innovation management good practices, processes, methods, tools and techniques.
PLEASE NOTE:  Individual responses to questions are attributed as ‘anonymous’.  A directory of respondents will be included but no data (aka answers) will be directly correlated or accredited to any individual response unless otherwise agreed.  While data already exists in national, European and international surveys, the focus of these questions seek data in relation to the innovation capacity which is often not specific to micro-firms.

The questions are qualitative in nature are seek individual responses based upon your personal experience and understanding of the majority of clients or users for your organisations products or services within the majority geographical catchment area your organisation primarily services.


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