Globally,small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)are engines of economic growth and job creation.After the pandemic,innovation activities have become more critical than ever as a generator of competitiveness.Therefore...Globally,small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)are engines of economic growth and job creation.After the pandemic,innovation activities have become more critical than ever as a generator of competitiveness.Therefore,we need to better understand the factors that lead to innovation in SMEs.This study aims to analyze the role of relational capital and technology orientation in innovation to appreciate its final impact on firm performance.The main results reveal a strong positive effect of relational capital on innovation,but the effect is not so strong as firm performance.We also found a strong positive effect of relational capital on technology orientation.Finally,we offer some clues in the debate on technology as a source of innovation and how relational capital and technology orientation are related to a firm’s performance.The results reveal significant implications for innovation policies and relational capital strategies for SMEs.展开更多
The rapid increase in the publication of knowledge bases as linked open data （LOD） warrants serious consideration from all concerned, as this phenomenon will potentially scale exponentially. This paper will briefly ...The rapid increase in the publication of knowledge bases as linked open data （LOD） warrants serious consideration from all concerned, as this phenomenon will potentially scale exponentially. This paper will briefly describe the evolution of the LOD, the emerging world-wide semantic web （WWSW）, and explore the scalability and performance features Of the service oriented architecture that forms the foundation of the semantic technology platform developed at MIMOS Bhd., for addressing the challenges posed by the intelligent future internet. This paper＂ concludes with a review of the current status of the agriculture linked open data.展开更多
文摘Globally,small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)are engines of economic growth and job creation.After the pandemic,innovation activities have become more critical than ever as a generator of competitiveness.Therefore,we need to better understand the factors that lead to innovation in SMEs.This study aims to analyze the role of relational capital and technology orientation in innovation to appreciate its final impact on firm performance.The main results reveal a strong positive effect of relational capital on innovation,but the effect is not so strong as firm performance.We also found a strong positive effect of relational capital on technology orientation.Finally,we offer some clues in the debate on technology as a source of innovation and how relational capital and technology orientation are related to a firm’s performance.The results reveal significant implications for innovation policies and relational capital strategies for SMEs.
文摘The rapid increase in the publication of knowledge bases as linked open data （LOD） warrants serious consideration from all concerned, as this phenomenon will potentially scale exponentially. This paper will briefly describe the evolution of the LOD, the emerging world-wide semantic web （WWSW）, and explore the scalability and performance features Of the service oriented architecture that forms the foundation of the semantic technology platform developed at MIMOS Bhd., for addressing the challenges posed by the intelligent future internet. This paper＂ concludes with a review of the current status of the agriculture linked open data.
