Abstract:O estudo propõe-se a compreender o processo de gestão de fontes externas de informação tecnológica, focalizando as práticas adotadas pelas empresas, visando construir um referencial teórico-prático para o desenvolvimento de um processo de inovação tecnológica sustentável. A gestão de fontes de informação não ajuda somente a organização a combinar as fontes de informação internas e externas a serem consideradas, mas também a ampliar as suas atividades de inovação. As empresas estão incrementando as alianças par… Show more
“…Recent studies consider that entrepreneurship works as the stimulus for sustainable development, with a view that innovation through entrepreneurship promotes a more sustainable future [68]. Entrepreneurship and sustainability are quite important and necessary for organizations to become more competitive [69]. There are also indicators that the best performing organizations have considerably innovative behaviour.…”
This study aims to explore the implementation of sustainability strategies in Portuguese SMEs. The methodology used in this study is qualitative, and it was carried out via multiple case studies, through interviews, with companies located in Portugal. The interviewed companies revealed their management practices regarding sustainable innovation and a business model focused on sustainable economic, social, and environmental criteria. Regarding the management of sustainable innovation, we assessed the interviewed companies as having accommodative and proactive strategies. Consequently, measures were presented at the level of sustainable management that companies may implement in their operations involving the participation of various stakeholders. This study is original not only for being exclusively related to SMEs but also because it is the first to consider the context of Portuguese companies, thereby contributing to the existing literature on this subject.
“…Recent studies consider that entrepreneurship works as the stimulus for sustainable development, with a view that innovation through entrepreneurship promotes a more sustainable future [68]. Entrepreneurship and sustainability are quite important and necessary for organizations to become more competitive [69]. There are also indicators that the best performing organizations have considerably innovative behaviour.…”
This study aims to explore the implementation of sustainability strategies in Portuguese SMEs. The methodology used in this study is qualitative, and it was carried out via multiple case studies, through interviews, with companies located in Portugal. The interviewed companies revealed their management practices regarding sustainable innovation and a business model focused on sustainable economic, social, and environmental criteria. Regarding the management of sustainable innovation, we assessed the interviewed companies as having accommodative and proactive strategies. Consequently, measures were presented at the level of sustainable management that companies may implement in their operations involving the participation of various stakeholders. This study is original not only for being exclusively related to SMEs but also because it is the first to consider the context of Portuguese companies, thereby contributing to the existing literature on this subject.
“…Nestes dois pontos, a literatura de gestão da inovação e também de inovação aberta tem bastante a contribuir. Há um conjunto grande de trabalhos que discute e apresenta ferramentas para a gestão de portfólio e projetos de P&D, de tecnologia e de inovação em suas diferentes vertentes (Cooper, 2000;Tidd et al, 2005;Phaal et al, 2006;Dodgson et al, 2008), trabalhos que estão principalmente orientados à discussão sobre a seleção e gestão de parceiros e arranjos para a execução da P&D e para o desenvolvimento de capacidades de absorção de conhecimento (Chesbrough, 2006;Gomes et al, 2011;Lavie et al, 2012) ou ainda direcionados à discussão sobre o licenciamento de tecnologias desenvolvidas internamente à organização (Chesbrough, 2006;Lichtenthaler, 2011).…”
Section: O Setor Elétrico Brasileiro: Contexto Para O Desenvolvimentounclassified
ResumoNo Brasil, companhias atuantes no setor elétrico (geração, transmissão e distribuição – GTD) são obrigadas a investir pelo menos 1% de sua receita operacional líquida em pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D) e eficiência energética, obrigação que traz grandes desafios à gestão da pesquisa e da inovação. Inseridas em um setor tipicamente comprador de inovações, essas companhias enfrentam limitações relacionadas à geração de inovações: com frequência, os resultados de projetos de P&D não são implementados, o que aponta para problemas na lógica da política de incentivo para inovação no setor, mas também para ausência de mecanismos robustos de tomada de decisões que apoiem as empresas na geração de benefícios a partir de seus esforços de pesquisa. Este trabalho apresenta uma ferramenta aplicável a empresas do setor elétrico brasileiro com o propósito de caracterizar e propor soluções para superar e/ou prevenir lacunas científicas e tecnológicas, mercadológicas e gerenciais susceptíveis de ocorrência em projetos de P&D, no intuito de ampliar a apropriação, adoção e difusão de seus resultados e dos benefícios decorrentes.
“…Valuation of an innovation strategy Enzing et al, 2011;Gomes et al, 2011). Because of the competitive relevance of innovation in business strategy, knowledge and evaluation of the economic and business influence of innovation activities on the performance of institutions are critical (Cabral, 2007).…”
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to value an innovation project derived from a product diversification strategy in the agricultural auto parts sector, considering uncertainties and flexibility as sources of value for the project.
Design/methodology/approach
A case study project is presented and valued using real options, with the possibility of including new information modelled by Bayes’ theorem, which enables the fitting of the probabilities of the project for the purpose of valuation through the decision tree method.
Findings
The results indicate the effect of new information and provide implications for value creation, demonstrating the need for a more profound and systematic approach to the use of investment strategies considering factors endogenous and exogenous to a firm that can and should be considered in the decision-making process.
Practical implications
This study contributes to an understanding of the relationship of strategy and innovation through product diversification with value creation and serves as a guide for controlling the possibility of investments in diversified companies and agribusiness using the methodology discussed in this paper.
Originality/value
Valuing the inclusion of new information through Bayesian inference in the analysis of investments is a methodological feature that has received minimal attention in the literature. Therefore, the use of Bayesian theory for the real options model applied to agribusiness is the main innovation of this study to demonstrate new ways of modelling uncertainty in addition to stochastic processes.
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