Qualitative Model for Recognizing the Development Phase of Life Cycle in Smaller Companies in Terms of Handling Entrepreneurial Crisis by Implementing Non-Technological Innovation

Abstract

Obravnavamo faze življenjskega cikla iz vzorca malih in srednje velikih slovenskih podjetij iz predelovalne dejavnosti. Uporabljen je model Puempina in Prangeja (1995), ki je štirifazni (pionirsko podjetje, rastoče podjetje, zrelo podjetje in podjetje v preobratu) in vsaki stopnji so pripisane idealnotipske krize (in kazalci za njihovo ugotavljanje). Raziskali smo različne tipologije inovacij s poudarkom na netehnoloških inovacijah. Za implemetnacijo inovacij v posamezni fazi življenjskega cikla in ob kazalcih kriz smo oblikovali in uporabili model, ki je kombinacija modela Muleja in Hrastove (2012), dopolnjen s socialnimi inovacijami Štukljeve (2015), podprt z 12 dimenzijami Sawhneya in sodelavcev (2006). Analizirali smo podjetja iz vzorca in jih umestili glede na fazo življenjskega cikla. Prav tako smo preverili, ali so podjetja identificirala kazalce krize. Podatke smo obdelali posebej za mala podjetja in posebej za srednje velika podjetja. Kjer je bilo smiselno smo podatke tudi primerjali in komentirali. Rezultate smo prikazali v tabelah in grafično.We adresses the life cycle stages in a sample of small and medium-sized Slovenian companies in the manufacturing sector. We use the model of Puempina and Prangeja (1995), which is a four-phase (pioneering company, growing business, a mature company and a company in turnaround) and the ideal type of crisis (and indicators for their determination) is attributed to each stage. We explore the different typologies of innovation with a focus on non-technological innovation. For innovation implementation at each stage of the life cycle and the indicators of crisis, we designed and used a model which is a combination of design From Mulej and Hrast(2012), supplemented by social innovation Štukelj (2015), supported by 12 dimensions Sawhney et al (2006). We have analyzed the companies in the sample and placed them in relation to the stage of the life cycle. We\u27ve also checked whether the companies have identified the indicators of crisis. Data was analyzed specifically for small businesses and particularly for medium-sized companies. Where it made sense data were also compared and commented. The results are shown in tables and graphics