The effect of internal innovation stimulus, innovation capability and innovation types on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in Iran

The significance of innovation among organisations in developed countries has resulted in the development of new products and services, and the use of different types of innovation like marketing, organisational, and process innovations. This has resulted in the need for developing countries to use innovation to improve the performance of their organisations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in GDP and innovation, and they can increase their financial performance (FP) and market performance (MP).