DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION IN COMPANIES IN INCUBATION: THE CASE OF PORTUGAL

Josē Pedro Carriço Cravo and João Paulo Coelho Marques
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Josē Pedro Carriço Cravo: Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, ISCAC, Quinta Agrícola – Bencanta 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal
João Paulo Coelho Marques: Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, ISCAC, Quinta Agrícola – Bencanta 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal2Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering, Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2019, vol. 23, issue 02, 1-17

Abstract: This paper highlights the relevance of innovation in small firms based on university business incubators in Portugal. Ever since Schumpeter indicated innovation to be the main economic driver of economic development and a critical factor in the development and performance of companies, a number of authors have discussed this phenomenon but there is still no consensus on how it operates. Through statistical analysis, the study focuses on a sample of 243 Portuguese companies based on incubators linked to or promoted by universities. It was concluded that product innovation is most significant in an incubation environment, and also that the origin of businesses and the development of R&D activities determine the type of innovation generated. However, most of the companies surveyed are not engaged in R&D activities. We propose some policy measures and lessons for management.

Keywords: Innovation; types of innovation; creative destruction; incubation; Portugal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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