The Company Size Effect in Innovative Performance



Título del documento: The Company Size Effect in Innovative Performance
Revista: Journal of technology management & innovation
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000337278
ISSN: 0718-2724
Autores: 1
2
1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Escola de Administracao de Empresas, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Economia e Administracao, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 4
Número: 4
Paginación: 14-31
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The study presents the result of a research that had the objective of evaluate the influence of the size of the company in the practices of management of external sources of technological information and the correspondent impacts of these practices in the innovation performance of the enterprise. The survey was carried based on data collected from a set of Brazilian industrial companies that are considered innovative The analysis of the relation between the management of external sources of technological information and the performance, according to the size of the companies disclosed that although being limited to a smal number there are some significant differences in aspects related to the access to technology and the types of external sources of technological information used by the firms. Some significant differences between small and larger firms on how these managerial practices affect the innovative performance were also detected
Disciplinas: Administración y contaduría
Palabras clave: Administración de la producción,
Economía industrial,
Brasil,
Empresas,
Innovación,
Administración de empresas,
Tamaño de empresa,
Información tecnológica,
Cultura empresarial
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