PurposeThis empirical and exploratory study analyzed the role of interaction with the innovation environment and of the organizational learning capacity (OLC) development stage in startups in Northeast Brazil based on the perception of managers of these companies.Design/methodology/approachThis was a quantitative study. Questionnaires were sent electronically to the managers of startups in the nine states of Northeast Brazil. A total of 54 managers participated, composing a non-probabilistic sample. The data collected were analyzed by multiple linear regressions.FindingsThe results obtained seek to evidence whether the interaction of startups in Northeast Brazil with the startup ecosystem and the development stage in which these companies are found are associated with OLC. The results confirmed the hypothesis that higher startup development stages are positively associated with higher levels of OLC in the sample. A negative association was identified between the manufacturing startup type and the OLC level, and the level of interaction with the innovation environment was still infrequent.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the literature on the determinants of organizational learning and to startup managers who wish to more effectively promote this learning. Implications of the findings are discussed.Practical implicationsThis study contributes to the literature on the determinants of organizational learning and to startup managers who wish to more effectively promote this learning. Implications of the findings are discussed.Originality/valueStudies on Brazilian startups are still relatively scarce, especially studies that focus on learning capacity. No other studies addressing the hypotheses tested here were found.
Resumo: Para manter vantagem competitiva, as empresas têm que inovar. Assim, alta qualidade, baixo custo e diversidade de produtos passaram a ser condição de partida para a competitividade. Em consequência, velocidade e flexibilidade em projetos de novos produtos são cruciais, pois estes fatores estão relacionados à capacidade de as empresas responderem adequadamente às pressões por inovações. Como se sabe, a inovação normalmente está relacionada à introdução de algo novo em um determinado processo de trabalho, do qual se geram novos produtos ou serviços. Para tanto, a capacidade de as pessoas compartilharem informações passa a ser vista como fator fundamental, contribuindo substancialmente para a realização das inovações de processos e produtos. Considerando estes aspectos, o presente trabalho busca acompanhar os processos de desenvolvimento de produtos de uma empresa automobilística, com vistas a mapear os fluxos de informação e conhecimento que se estabelecem nestes processos. A principal contribuição deste estudo ocorre na análise crítica da rede social estabelecida em determinado momento do desenvolvimento de um projeto. Essa análise oferece uma estimativa do nível de difusão de informação e conhecimento entre os membros da equipe, bem como faz a comparação entre a rede social mapeada empiricamente e a rede formal definida, a priori, nos procedimentos escritos da empresa.Palavras Chave Desenvolvimento automobilístico, Desenvolvimento de Produto, Inovação, Modelo SECI, Redes Sociais. Abstract:To maintain competitive advantage, companies must innovate. Thus, high quality, low cost and diversity of products became the starting condition for competitiveness. As a result, speed and flexibility in the design of new products are crucial, as these factors are related to the ability of companies to respond adequately to the pressures from the market. Innovation is usually related to the introduction of something new in a particular work process, which lead to new products or services. The ability for people to share information is then to be seen as a factor of strengthening of the work processes in order to contribute substantially to the company's competitive advantage in this new context. Considering these aspects, this paper seeks to map the processes of product development for an automobile company, analyzing and mapping the flow of information. The main contribution of this study is the critical analysis of social network established in a time of development of a project. This analysis provides an estimate of the level of diffusion of information and knowledge among team members, as well as the comparison between social networking and formal network mapped empirically defined a priori in the company's written procedures.
A experiência de uma das equipes de desenvolvimento do projeto do novo EcoSport na Ford Motor Camaçari /BA foi investigada quanto ao compartilhamento de conhecimento entre os seus membros. O objetivo era avaliar aquela experiência, com vistas ao aprimoramento de futuros trabalhos. O foco da investigação foi posicionado em duas questões: a) Como o conhecimento foi compartilhado? e b) Qual a efetividade do compartilhamento de conhecimento? Para obter respostas a essas perguntas, foi realizada uma pesquisa entre os membros da equipe, seguida por uma análise da rede social composta por eles. Os resultados mostraram membros isolados ou com poucos laços entre eles. Também foi revelado que a rede não estava conectada a outros atores importantes da empresa. Os modos de socialização na captação de conhecimentos e de externalização na transmissão de conhecimentos foram aqueles de maior preferência e efetividade. Concluiu-se que um maior equilíbrio no compartilhamento de conhecimento, estimulando os modos de internalização e de combinação, contribuirá para a melhoria do desempenho da equipe.
This paper aims to propose improvements to the process of dimensional management that is currently practiced in a Brazilian vehicle manufacturing plant. A review of the Dimensional Management for the Product Development enabled us to propose a construct of work practices that are designated to be inserted into the product development of the plant. A critical analysis was subsequently performed in a sample of dimensional nonconformities that occurred late in the product development phases. To avoid that nonconformities, a set of dimensional management practices for the plant was established in accordance with the construct. The proposed practices cover the whole process of new product development. The paper explains how a set of work practices was established for two identified process failures in detail for better illustration of the proposed methodology. It is supposed that the implementation of the new set of practices has supported the product development team to develop better vehicle quality and reduce the costs and cycle timing.
The objective of this study was to determine the critical success factors (CSFs), as well as respective best practices (BPs) associated with those factors, using a case survey of the employees of Ford Motor Company working in different development centers around the world. The company's project managers were asked to respond to two structured questionnaires. The results confirm the study's assumption that the order of importance of the CSFs of the automotive industry differ from those of other industries in general. The results also reflect the importance of the front end (FE) phase in the new product development process. Regional differences were also observed. Neglecting CSFs can lead to delayed decision-making, resulting in higher development costs or cancellations of projects.
Este artigo faz uma avaliação do sistema de gerenciamento de projetos (GP) de software no SERPRO – Serviço Federal de Processamento de Dados, a partir da percepção de 271 profissionais que atuam em onze estados do Brasil desempenhando o papel de líder de projeto de software. O sistema de GP de software do SERPRO foi avaliado a partir de duas dimensões: a) a ferramenta tecnológica em si; e b) a maturidade organizacional em gestão de projetos. Para a avaliação da ferramenta, empregou-se um construto com 11 variáveis e igual número de indicadores. Na avaliação da maturidade, usou-se outro construto, com 7 variáveis e 21 indicadores correspondentes. As intensidades com que os sujeitos da pesquisa manifestaram-se sobre as duas referidas dimensões foram aferidas em uma escala do tipo Likert, com variação de 1 a 7. Os resultados mostraram que tanto o sistema computadorizado quanto a maturidade organizacional em gestão de projetos receberam avaliação levemente superior à média da escala, demonstrando que há espaço para melhorias naquelas duas dimensões. A estratificação da amostra em dois grupos, o dos sujeitos mais satisfeitos com o sistema e o dos sujeitos menos satisfeitos, revelou que os primeiros avaliam a maturidade organizacional de forma significativamente mais positiva do que os últimos. Essa diferença confirmou-se com a prova U de Mann-Whitney que levou a inferir sobre a possibilidade de alguma correlação entre a satisfação do indivíduo com a ferramenta e o potencial de contribuição que o mesmo pode dar para o incremento da maturidade organizacional da Instituição.DOI:10.5585/gep.v2i1.29
The objective of this study is to assess the association of project teams maturity with the accuracy of delivered projects in achieving project goals of a contracting manufacture company. This is a qualitative and quantitative empirical study with an explanatory approach. Eighteen project teams, comprising 122 professionals and 71 completed projects, were studied, aiming to correlate the maturity of teams with the accuracy of the performance of delivered projects. Evidence of a positive association between team maturity and the accuracy in achieving deadline and conformity goals was found. The importance of project team maturity as it relates to achieving pre-established performance targets was revealed. In addition to developing an original metric to measure maturity, this study uses the degree of achievement of goals - not simply linear gains in cost, conformity and time - as a project performance metric. Future studies should focus assertively on the goal achievement metric used here rather than on the diffuse search for vague performance maximization.
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