SMEs' ability to innovate is strongly tied to the learning and decision-making skills of managers

SMEs' ability to innovate is strongly tied to the learning and decision-making skills of managers

The ways in which CEOs learn, apply what they have learned, and make decisions are significant to the innovative capabilities of subject matter experts (SMEs), states Jutta Mäkipelkola in her doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland. Her research reveals how the skills of CEOs shape the capabilities of SMEs—and what kind of organizational culture drives innovation.