This study aims to contribute to strategic management studies by examining the existent relationship between the Digital Innovation of SMEs and their performance. To evaluate the relationship between SME’s performance and DI, we use the generalized methods of moments (GMM), considering the DI and SMEs’ performance estimate based on a pool of indicators. We consider a sample of 500 SMEs, innovative and non-innovative, over an 8-year period to emphasize the actual relationship between the adoption of DI and the increasing of the performance. This research is based on a combination of methods and empirical models that permit us to explore the existent relationship between the adoption of different digital innovations tools and the impact of the SMEs’ performance. We constructed and considered several variables to investigate the adoption of DI,combining a series of databases and sources. Data for selected variables related to SMEs’ performance were collected using AIDA Bureau van Dijk’s database. Our sample comprises 500 innovative and non-innovative Italian SMEs, collected over an 8-year period (2013-2021) from AIDA and the Italian register of start-up and innovative SMEs.
Exploring the relationship between digital implementation and SMEs’ performance: an empirical study
DI BERARDINO D.Secondo
;ANTENOZIO L.
Primo
2023-01-01
Abstract
This study aims to contribute to strategic management studies by examining the existent relationship between the Digital Innovation of SMEs and their performance. To evaluate the relationship between SME’s performance and DI, we use the generalized methods of moments (GMM), considering the DI and SMEs’ performance estimate based on a pool of indicators. We consider a sample of 500 SMEs, innovative and non-innovative, over an 8-year period to emphasize the actual relationship between the adoption of DI and the increasing of the performance. This research is based on a combination of methods and empirical models that permit us to explore the existent relationship between the adoption of different digital innovations tools and the impact of the SMEs’ performance. We constructed and considered several variables to investigate the adoption of DI,combining a series of databases and sources. Data for selected variables related to SMEs’ performance were collected using AIDA Bureau van Dijk’s database. Our sample comprises 500 innovative and non-innovative Italian SMEs, collected over an 8-year period (2013-2021) from AIDA and the Italian register of start-up and innovative SMEs.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
