Analysis of the Organizational Innovation Level: Evidence from Brazil

Levi Cunha Braga (), Ana Maria Magalhães Correia, Claudimar Pereira Da Veiga, Ana Lucia Brenner Barreto Miranda, Napiê Galvê Araújo Silva and Helen Silva Gonçalves
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Levi Cunha Braga: School of Management, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA), Rua Francisco Mota Bairro, 572. Costa e Silva, Mossoró — RN, 59625-900, Brazil
Ana Maria Magalhães Correia: School of Business Administration, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Conceição, 1155 — Prado Velho, Curitiba — PR, 80215-90, Brazil3Department of Applied Social Sciences, School of Management, Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Estr. Engenho Novo, s/n, Mamanguape — PB, 58280-000, Brazil
Claudimar Pereira Da Veiga: FDC Business School, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Av. Princesa Diana, 760 Alphaville, Lagoa dos Ingleses, Nova Lima, MG, 34018-006, Brazil5School of Management, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), 632 Prefeito Lothário Meissner Ave, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba, Paraná 80210-170, Brazil
Ana Lucia Brenner Barreto Miranda: Potiguar University (UNP), Av. Engenheiro Roberto Freire, 2184 — Capim Macio, Natal — RN 59082-902, Brazil7School of Management, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA), Rua Francisco Mota, Bairro, 572 — Pres. Costa e Silva, Mossoró — RN, 59625-900, Brazil
Napiê Galvê Araújo Silva: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário — Lagoa Nova, Natal — RN, 59078-970, Brazil9Department of Human Sciences, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA), Rua Francisco Mota Bairro, 572 — Pres. Costa e Silva, Mossoró — RN, 59625-900, Brazil
Helen Silva Gonçalves: ederal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235 — Cidade Universitária, Recife — PE, 50670-901, Brazil11School of Management, Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Campus I Lot. Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900, Brazil

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2024, vol. 21, issue 03, 1-35

Abstract: Recent research has demonstrated that innovation is a factor that can add a competitive differential among small- and medium-sized enterprises. The literature presents several types of companies that have invested in the process of organizational innovation. Recently, one type of company that has drawn attention is called “graduated†, that is, one that went through the incubation process and received support from an incubator. Research shows that graduated companies (GCs) have enough competencies to develop themselves in their market. This research analyzes the level of organizational innovation in nine GCs in an emerging economy, such as Brazil. To achieve the proposed objective, this study (i) identifies the profile of these companies; (ii) identifies the proposed innovation actions; (iii) applies the innovation radar and (iv) analyzes the dimensions proposed by the innovation radar. The results revealed that the GCs are occasional innovators, with an average of 3.60. Among the nine companies analyzed, seven presented averages above 3.0, considered as occasional innovators and the other two companies, with averages a little above 2.0, were analyzed as little or not at all innovative. GCs, in their majority, are innovative companies. From the theoretical perspective, the results highlight the possibility of improvements and the suggestion of new dimensions for the innovation radar. In the practical scenario, the participating GCs were able to reflect on themes and day-to-day situations that, for lack of time, or even planning, were not analyzed.

Keywords: Management innovation; innovation radar; graduated companies; emerging economy; key performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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