Innovation and business performance determinants of SMEs in the Adriatic region that introduced social innovation

The extended abstract of this paper was originally presented at The 7th International Scientific Conference ‘European Union Future Perspectives: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Policy’, Pula (Croatia), May 21–23, 2015.

Figures & data

Table 1. Distribution of the sample across the categories of business activity and firm size (%).

		Social innovators (%)	Product/process innovators (%)	Overall sample (%)
Sectors	Primary products (raw materials)	2.8	3.2	3.4
	Production	39.1	42.8	36.7
	Services	58.1	54	56.8
Firm Size	Micro	31.57	31.32	35.96
	Small	39.65	43.63	40.16
	Medium	28.79	25.05	23.88

Source: Compiled by the authors.

Figure 1. Relation between exporting behaviours and social innovation (%). Source: Compiled by the authors.

Figure 2. Relation between business performance and different types of innovation (%). Source: Compiled by the authors.

Table

A. National [your country]	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
B. Adriatic countries *	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
C. Western and Central Europe**	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
D. Eastern Europe***	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
E. North America	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
F. South and Central America	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
G. East Asia****	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
H. Middle East*****	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
I. North Africa	(Yes, 1; No, 0)
J. All other countries	(Yes, 1; No, 0)