期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
电子版ISSN：1309-8063
出版年度：2015
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：39
出版社：Social Sciences Research Society
摘要：The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the mediating role of innovation on the business networking and business performance relationship. The study adopted a quantitative approach to gather 154 usable questionnaires from SMEs in Zimbabwe. The results revealed a statistically significant relationship between business networking and performance and also the mediating role that innovation plays between the business networking and performance relationship. The study makes a contribution to the existing literature on management and SME by assessing the mediating role of innovation in the relationship between business networking and business performance in the SME sector of a Sub-Saharan African country.
关键词：SME; innovation; business networking; business performance; Zimbabwe.
