Designing Public Policies to Support SME Innovation Capacity: Proposal of an Approach based on Innovativeness Profiles

Abstract

It is crucial for enterprises to follow sustainable and competitive growth strategies to survive in the global market. Companies which cannot produce adequate levels of innovation outputs are likely to lose their competitiveness. Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) which constitute a large part of enterprises face more diverse set of obstacles than larger enterprises. Thus, in many countries public policies that encourage innovation are encountered. In this study, an approach is proposed to design public policies based on innovation profiles of SMEs. The approach would lead to different strategic roadmaps and public support tools designed for SMEs with different innovative profiles. That would increase the contribution of SMEs to the country’s overall technological development process and international competitiveness

Keywords

• SME, Innovation, Policy, Designing Public Supports

KOBİ’lerin Yenilikçilik Kapasitelerini Geliştirecek Desteklerin Tasarımı: Yenilikçilik Profillerine Dayalı Bir Yaklaşım Önerisi

Abstract

İşletmelerin, küresel pazarda hayatta kalabilmelerinin yolu, izledikleri büyüme stratejilerinin sürdürülebilir ve rekabetçi olmasından geçmektedir. Yeterli seviyede yenilikçilik çıktısı üretemeyen işletmeler rekabet güçlerini kaybetmektedir. İşletmelerin sayı olarak büyük kısmını oluşturan KOBİ’ler, yenilikçilik konusunda büyük işletmelere göre daha farklı engellerle karşı karşıyadırlar. Bu nedenle birçok ülkede KOBİ’lerde yeniliği teşvik eden kamu politikalarına rastlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, kamu destek politikaları tasarımında KOBİ’lerin yenilikçilik profillerini” temel alan bir yaklaşım önerilmektedir. Bu yaklaşım kapsamında, farklı yenilikçilik profillerine sahip KOBİ’ler için farklı stratejik yol haritaları ve kamu destek araçları sunulmuştur. Bu sayede, gelişmekte olan ülke KOBİ’lerinin ülkenin teknolojik gelişme sürecine ve uluslararası rekabetçiliğine daha fazla katkı yapmasının mümkün olacağı düşünülmektedir

Keywords

• KOBİ, Yenilik, Kamu Destek Tasarımı

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