The Incubation Process and the Strengthening of the Firm: a Study in Brazilian Companies



Document title: The Incubation Process and the Strengthening of the Firm: a Study in Brazilian Companies
Journal: Journal of technology management & innovation
Database: CLASE
System number: 000404231
ISSN: 0718-2724
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Administracao, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 8
Number: 3
Pages: 70-88
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract High mortality rate and an environment in constant change set up a context in which the search for innovation becomes essential to business' longevity. Incubation has been proposed as an alternative to start-up companies, giving support for their development. Seeking to explore which characteristics enable a firm's development through incubation, a multiple case studies were performed. Interviews were carried out with two Incubated, and three Graduated companies. Results indicate that the incubation process is important to strengthening of the firm. This was observed when innovative strategies employed by companies were analyzed. It was noted an evolution from Incubated to Graduated. During the incubation process, the companies showed a greater focus on strengthening their knowledge bases, seeking to establish qualification relationships and invest in an innovation strategy based on better human resources allocation while the Graduated ones attempt to achieve further innovation by structuring and coupling their own commercial and R&D departments
Disciplines: Administración y contaduría
Keyword: Administración de instituciones,
Brasil,
Incubadoras de empresas,
Empresas,
Recursos,
Companias tecnologicas
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