Arshad, Muhammad Zulqarnain and Arshad, Darwina (2018) Innovation Capability, Absorptive Capacity and SMEs Performance in Pakistan: The Moderating Effect of Business Strategy. Journal of Technology and Operations Management (JTOM), 13 (2). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2590-4175 (Online)

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Abstract

The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial part in country's economic growth and a key contributor in country's GDP. In Pakistan SMEs hold about 90 percent of the total businesses. The performance of SMEs depends upon many factors. The main aim for the research is to examine the relationship between Innovation Capability, Absorptive Capacity and Performance of SMEs in Pakistan. This conceptual paper also extends to the vague revelation on Business Strategy in which act as a moderator between Innovation Capability, Absorptive Capacity and SMEs Performance. Conclusively, this study proposes a new research directions and hypotheses development to examine the relationship among the variables in Pakistan's SMEs context.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Innovation capability, absorptive capacity, business strategy and performance of SMEs
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:	College of Business
Depositing User:	Mrs Nurin Jazlina Hamid
Date Deposited:	01 Jun 2023 09:43
Last Modified:	01 Jun 2023 09:43
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29501

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