Innovation and SMEs: Misaligned perspectives and goals among entrepreneurs, academics, and policy makers

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Types of innovation, sources of information and performance in entrepreneurial SMEs (2010, background): “As Massa and Testa (2008) remark, academics and entrepreneurs, for example, may interpret innovation in a very dissimilar manner: while academics usually stress scientific novelty, for entrepreneurs, on the other hand, “innovation is anything that makes money” (Massa and Testa, 2008, p. 396; cf.…”
Entrepreneurs and innovation: The contingent role of institutional factors (2018, background): “However, the product or service does not need to be globally novel to have economic impact (Massa and Testa, 2008).”
Open innovation for SMEs in developing countries – An intermediated communication network model for collaboration beyond obstacles (2012, background): “Innovative SMEs are shown to be more likely to communicate in external networks with other SMEs and various social networks, than with institutions such as universities and private research establishments, or larger firms (Rothwell 1991; Massa & Testa 2008; Todtling et al. 2009).”
Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises (2012, unknown): “Based on a self-reported sample, Massa and Testa (2008) find that 30 % of turnover results from innovative activities.”