@inbook{557767d7307b472992c37179081e9aba,
title = "Following the Footprints of SME Competitiveness in a High-Technology Sector",
abstract = "This chapter examines the competitiveness footprints of SMEs within a high-tech cluster. A mixed methodology combining quantitative and qualitative data is used. More specifically, a case study is offered to show trends in innovative and entrepreneurial collaboration associated with an internationally competitive high-tech cluster. The findings shed light on the importance of collective efficiency strategies, with a focus on RD&I, implemented by SMEs that operate in an international and competitive market. This chapter highlights the lessons learned in two specific aspects: the role of innovation in the competitiveness of SMEs and the role of innovation and entrepreneurship networks in enhancing the functions of a high-technology industrial cluster, the Portuguese Engineering and Tooling Cluster.",
keywords = "Clusters, Innovation, Networking, RDI projects, SMEs competitiveness, Triple helix",
author = "Lu{\'i}s Farinha and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-74881-8_6",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "77--95",
booktitle = "Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management",
}