The Influence of the Management of Information Sources on the Innovation Performance of Large and Small Businesses

Abstract

This paper is part of a broader empirical research study about Brazilian industrial firms with innovative characteristics. The study involved more than 70 enterprises in the sample. Its aim was to provide inferences on the relationships between the management of sources of technological information and the innovation performance of the firms studied. In this paper, an analysis compares larger and smaller enterprise and identifies what the differences are between them. The analysis of the data suggests there are associations between many of the indicators of the management of sources of technological information, and the indicators of innovation performance studied. Approximately 100 significant relationships were found and many of them differ between larger and smaller enterprises.

Innovation and Performance: An Analysis of Sustainable Firms in Brazil and Europe

“…Initially, we focused on innovation as a strategic resource (Table 4). The notion of innovation as essential and indispensable (Gomes et al, 2013;Santos et al, 2014;The, Kayo, & Kimura, 2008;Tidd, Bessant, & Pavitt, 2008) is called into question by the existence of significant heterogeneity within firms (Barney, 1991), innovation types (Almahendra, Ambos, 2015;Gilsing, & Nooteboom, 2006;Gomes, Kruglianskas, & Scherer, 2012;Scandelari, & Cunha, 2013) and economic environments (Lundvall et al, 2002;Tidd, Bessant, & Pavitt, 2008;Vermulm, & Hollanda, 2006). This is reflected in the data shown in Table 4.…”

“…Nevertheless, despite assigning less importance to patents in general, Brazilian firms displayed greater proportional growth in innovation efforts (inputs vs. outputs). The disclosure of information on innovation may be relevant or even crucial to the performance and market value of firms (Gomes, Kruglianskas, & Scherer, 2012;Gu, & Li, 2003) as it reflects efforts at managing strategic resources. Though practiced to some degree by most firms, disclosure was predominant in the European subsample.…”

“…This is supported by Scandelari and Cunha (2013), according to whom the creation of competitive advantage is essentially a question of ambidexterity, i.e., the ability to balance investments in exploratory and exploitative innovation. To sustain competitive advantage, firms should avoid focusing on only one type of innovation and invest their efforts in a balanced set of alternatives (Gomes, Kruglianskas, & Scherer, 2012).…”

Cooperation in the Field of Innovation, Absorptive Capacity, Public Financial Support and Determinants of the Innovative Performance of Enterprise

“…The recognition of the importance of the sources of information and cooperation for the activities of product innovation and process has gained importance over the last few years (Gomes et al, 2012). In this context, there were several authors who stated that the internal and external sources of information and cooperation are complementary and not substitutes (Cassiman and Veugelers, 2002).…”

Estudo de caso de interpretativismo simbólico na área de p&d e sua influência sobre o processo decisório em externalização de suas atividades

“…O pensador alemão Schumpeter (1982), considerado precursor no tema de inovação, afirmou que a sobrevivência e o lucro extraordinário são reservados apenas para o empreendedor inovador, procurando demonstrar a importância da inovação para a constituição do diferencial competitivo. Seus estudos influenciaram pesquisadores, que aprofundaram o tema de inovação, desenvolvendo, inclusive, abordagens com foco em gestão de processos organizacionais (CHRIS-TENSEN, 2002;KIM;MAUBORGNE, 2005;LIMA et al, 2009;BARBIERI, 2010;FERRARESI et al, 2012;GOMES;SCHERER, 2012;OZKAYA et al, 2015). Essa ampliação do conceito original propicia a reflexão sobre novas formas de organizar os recursos e de tomar decisões à luz da complexidade presente tanto no ambiente externo como interno.…”