Technological capability assessment of a firm in the electricity sector

Panda, Haribandhu; Ramanathan, K.

doi:10.1016/s0166-4972(97)82896-9

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“…Nevertheless, the discussion on external knowledge complementarities and firm-level innovation can be summarized in the hypothesis that the deployment of external knowledge should be positively associated with innovation performance (Nooteboom et al, 2007). This hypothesis is supported in different strands of the literature, including marketing (Gemünden et al, 1996), innovation systems (Edquist, 1997;Freeman, 1995;Lundvall, 1992), business management (Jaruzelski and Dehoff, 2007) and several areas of economics and policy research (de Man and Duysters, 2005;Dodgson, 1993;Drejer and Holst Jørgensen, 2005;Frenz and Letto-Gillies, 2009;Hagedoorn, 2002;Håkansson, 1989;Hoppe and Ozdenoren, 2005;Mention, 2011;Panda and Ramanathan, 1996 Mention (2011) and Tether (2002) suggest that cooperation with universities and research organizations has a positive influence on more radical forms of innovation, other studies, such as that by Frenz and Letto-Gillies (2009), suggest that cooperation is much less useful than in-house efforts.…”

Section: Jena Economic Research Papers 2012 -037mentioning

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Cooperation Behaviour and Innovation Performance in the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry

Egbetokun

2012

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractAnalysing the relationship between firms' openness to external knowledge and their innovation performance is nothing new. What is new is studying how this relationship fares in latecomer economic contexts such as Nigeria, and that is the focus of this paper. Using unique micro-level innovation data, it is shown, as the existing literature suggests, that firms are more likely to innovate when they access external knowledge either through formal or through informal interactions. However, innovative firms that exploit external knowledge do not necessarily enjoy greater innovation benefits than those that do not. Thus, while openness to external knowledge might help firms to become better at innovating, it does not assist them in reaping the benefits derivable from their innovation efforts. Moreover, different innovation types are essentially the same with respect to the effect that network resources have on them. Thus, it makes little sense to engage network partners selectively for certain innovation types at the expense of others.

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Section: Jena Economic Research Papers 2012 -037mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cooperation Behaviour and Innovation Performance in the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry

Egbetokun

2012

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“…Algumas definições têm como base elementos estruturais (LEONARD-BARTON, 1998; FIGUEIREDO, 2005) e outras, elementos funcionais e estratégicos da empresa (PANDA; RAMANATHAN, 1996;LU;CHEN;WANG, 2007). Em algumas, o foco relaciona-se com o âmbito interno da empresa ou elementos específicos (PACK, 1987;ENOS, 1991;BELL, 1982;NEVES, 2000), em outras, o conceito insere-se num âmbito mais amplo, contemplando aspectos internos e externos (BIGGS; SHAH; SRIVASTAVA, 1995).…”

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Capacidade tecnológica: proposição de índice e aplicação a empresas do complexo agroindustrial do trigo

Mori

Batalha

Alfranca³

2013

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ResumoA capacidade tecnológica é um importante fator na determinação da eficiência e da eficácia dos processos produtivos e no grau de inovatividade das empresas. Sua mensuração pode auxiliar as empresas a avaliarem sua capacidade de absorver, usar, adaptar, gerar, desenvolver, transferir e difundir tecnologias. Este trabalho desenvolve um modelo de mensuração de capacidade tecnológica e aplica-o em empresas do complexo agroindustrial tritícola (unidades agrícolas, moinhos e pastifícios). O modelo desenvolvido está apoiado no cálculo de cinco macroíndices: (i) recursos; (ii) atualização tecnológica; (iii) processos e rotinas; (iv) mecanismos de aprendizagem; e (v) articulação e acessibilidade. O índice consiste em uma somatória ponderada de variáveis quantitativas e qualitativas, utilizando o método de análise multicritério AHP para a definição dos pesos. A análise matriz importância x desempenho e "gráficos aranha" são utilizados para representar e avaliar os resultados alcançados. O modelo proposto foi aplicado a 20 unidades rurais, 5 moinhos e 3 pastifícios. Palavras-chaveAgroindústria. Gestão da tecnologia. Índice de capacidade.

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“…These authors found that the higher the resource deficits/shortages and the lower the alignment of innovative activities within the firm, the more likely the search for complementary resources externally, which increases the likeliness of external relationships. Several other scholars have identified key reasons to include gathering information about technologies and markets, obtaining various other inputs to complement the internal learning process, such as external staff training, parts and components, consulting services, and R&D grants (UNCTAD, 1996;Dodgson, 1993;Lundvall, 1988Lundvall, , 1992Edquist, 1997;Freeman, 1991Freeman, , 1995Panda and Ramanathan, 1996). Intensive interaction with customers and suppliers is thought to be particularly beneficial (von Hippel, 1988;Lundvall, 1988;Håkansson, 1989).…”

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What drives innovation? Inferences from an industry-wide survey in Nigeria

Egbetokun

Siyanbola

Sanni

et al. 2009

IJTM

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This chapter seeks to make some contributions to the literature on firm-level innovation in Africa by attempting to identify the significant factors that explain the capability of firms in Nigeria to innovate using the results of an industry-wide study. We focused on the product and process innovation activities of firms between 2003 and 2006 and found differences in the factors that drive them at the firm level. Our results further show that interactions matter more than most innovation-related variables and that the most important actors that influence a firm"s innovation efforts are its customers and suppliers. We conclude that product and process innovations are not mutually exclusive and that a major key to successful innovation is how and with whom a firm collaborates. The implication of this for firms and policy makers is that an effectively wired innovation system where all stakeholders are active is critical for firm-level innovation capability.

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Technological capability assessment of a firm in the electricity sector

Cited by 71 publications

References 11 publications

Cooperation Behaviour and Innovation Performance in the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry

Cooperation Behaviour and Innovation Performance in the Nigerian Manufacturing Industry

Capacidade tecnológica: proposição de índice e aplicação a empresas do complexo agroindustrial do trigo

What drives innovation? Inferences from an industry-wide survey in Nigeria

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