Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil



Título del documento: Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil
Revista: Journal of technology management & innovation
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000342933
ISSN: 0718-2724
Autores: 1

Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Engenharia e Gestao do Conhecimento, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 4
Número: 2
Paginación: 130-142
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Evaluating innovation competence and practices is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations and it presents itself as a challenge for forthcoming initiatives. In this article, we present the case study of a small high technology firm. Cianet Networking is a digital communication solutions manufacturer in Brazil that went through the implementation of an innovation management assessment system. This article reports the challenges the firm faced through the diagnosing/benchmarking and action plan proposal phases as well as the challenges facing the implementation phase. This system helped the firm to understand their strengths and weaknesses as well as to establish action plans in order to achieve higher performance. Since the beginning of the implementation, the results have corroborated the firm´s positive operational outcomes
Disciplinas: Economía
Palabras clave: Economía industrial,
Brasil,
Innovación tecnológica,
Desempeño industrial
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