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Innovation and Competitiveness among Small Scale Autoparts Industry of Punjab, India


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1 School of Behavioral Sciences and Business Studies, Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab), India
2 Symbiosis International University, Pune (M.S.), India
3 Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab), India
     

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Innovation is a key factor for survival and sustainable growth for small scale enterprises in the competitive business environment. This paper investigates the role of regional innovation system upon the factors responsible for innovation and competitiveness among smallscale autoparts Industry. The data was collected from 110 small scale Autoparts enterprises through questionnaire cum interview schedule using single source. The study revealed that regional innovation system has a strong influence on the innovativeness of Industries through enhancement in their absorptive capacity and transfer of tacit knowledge causing incremental process innovations. Further, their existence in autoparts cluster and entrepreneurship skills of the owners were also contributing factors for the innovativeness. In addition, the research found that small scale entrepreneurs with the constrained resources of organization structure and human capital was driven to think 'low cost'; 'low tech' incremental innovations to sustain in the cut throat competition.

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Small Scale Auto Part Industry, Innovation, Absorptive Capacity, Regional Innovation System.
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Authors

B. S. Sangha
School of Behavioral Sciences and Business Studies, Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab), India
T. P. Singh
Symbiosis International University, Pune (M.S.), India
Ajay Batish
Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab), India

Abstract


Innovation is a key factor for survival and sustainable growth for small scale enterprises in the competitive business environment. This paper investigates the role of regional innovation system upon the factors responsible for innovation and competitiveness among smallscale autoparts Industry. The data was collected from 110 small scale Autoparts enterprises through questionnaire cum interview schedule using single source. The study revealed that regional innovation system has a strong influence on the innovativeness of Industries through enhancement in their absorptive capacity and transfer of tacit knowledge causing incremental process innovations. Further, their existence in autoparts cluster and entrepreneurship skills of the owners were also contributing factors for the innovativeness. In addition, the research found that small scale entrepreneurs with the constrained resources of organization structure and human capital was driven to think 'low cost'; 'low tech' incremental innovations to sustain in the cut throat competition.

Keywords


Small Scale Auto Part Industry, Innovation, Absorptive Capacity, Regional Innovation System.

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