abstract

• This paper presents the results of an empirical study that evaluates the role of learning orientation in business performance and innovation of micro, small and medium enterprises. In addition, it is analyzed if the age and size of the organization influence the relationship between learning and innovation. The empirical data were drawn from a sample of 253 companies in the industry, commerce and services sectors in Mexico, in the city of San Luis Potosí. A model of structural equations was estimated and the findings indicate that the learning orientation has a positive influence on performance and innovation orientation of the companies. It is also observed that the size of the company has a positive effect on innovation; however, no significant effect of the age of the organization on innovation is found. These conclusions contribute to increasing the evidence on the capabilities of smaller companies. © 2019 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración.

authors

• Agudob J.C.
• Pastor Pérez María del Pilar
• Rodríguez Gutiérrez Paola Isabel

publication date

• 2019-01-01

funding provided via

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia, FAPESB: C17-FAI-06-30.30  Grant
• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão, FAPEMA  Grant
• Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP  Grant

published in

• Contaduria y Administracion  Journal

keywords

• Firm performance; Innovation; Learning orientation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.22201/fca.24488410e.2018.1676

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volume

• 64

issue

• 1