Abstract:Significant Science and Technology (S&T) results are expected from the telecommunications industry, as well as good social and economic indicators, once this industry is among those with the highest rates of innovation. This paper shows an analysis of investments and indicators of technological development and its relationship with economic and social changes in the sector in the last few years. An analysis of data leads us to conclude that investments in technological development are vulnerable to the economi… Show more
“…For instance, in Ozaki and Vasconcellos (2011), the authors used the innovation management literature to study how chemical sector companies structure their e-business operations. In the same way, Galina and Plonski (2005), and Martins and Galina (2009) were interested in evaluating the characteristics of innovation activities of telecommunication companies in Brazil.…”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, even those activities are not steady and formal, and depend on market and economic conditions (Martins & Galina, 2009). …”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Martins and Galina (2009), in the case of telecom, ''even benefiting from fiscal incentives . .…”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
In the past decades, competitive challenges have driven multinational companies to increase innovation by assigning more important roles to their subsidiaries. In this article, we analyze the scale and complexity of responsibilities and technological innovation routines in five subsidiaries of the electro-electronic industry installed in Brazil. The study is based on observational, documental, and bibliographical data, which provided a comprehensive picture of the subsidiaries' responsibilities and innovation management practices. Our findings are valuable to policymakers and managers to improve the position of Brazilian (and other developing countries') subsidiaries regarding global innovation.
RESUMEN.Los desafı´os competitivos enfrentados a lo largo de las últimas de´cadas, impulsaron a las empresas multinacionales a innovar aún más, asignando un rol más importante a sus filiales. En este estudio, analizamos la escala y complejidad de las responsabilidades y rutinas de innovacio´n tecnolo´gica en cinco filiales de la industria electroelectro´nica instalada en Brasil. El estudio se basa en datos observacionales, documentales y bibliográficos, que brindan una visio´n integral sobre las responsabilidades y prácticas de la gestio´n innovadora. Nuestros hallazgos son valiosos para los formuladores de polı´ticas y gerentes, para que puedan mejorar la posicio´n de las filiales brasileñas (y de otros paı´ses en desarrollo), cuanto a la innovacio´n global.
Downloaded by [UQ Library] at 17:13 16 June 2015RESUMO. Nas últimas de´cadas, a concorreˆncia fez com que as empresas multinacionais buscassem aumentar a inovação, passando a designar papeis mais importantes às suas subsidiárias. Neste artigo analisamos a escala e complexidade das responsabilidades e rotinas de inovação tecnolo´gica em cinco subsidia´rias da indústria eletro-eletrônica instalada no Brasil. O estudo utilizou dados observacionais, documentais e bibliogra´ficos, o que propiciou um quadro abrangente das responsabilidades das subsidiárias e de práticas administrativas inovadoras. Nossos achados são valiosos para os responsa´veis pela definição de polı´ticas da empresa e seus administradores, ajudando-os a melhorar a posição das subsidia´rias brasileiras (e de outros paı´ses em desenvolvimento) em termos de inovação global.
“…For instance, in Ozaki and Vasconcellos (2011), the authors used the innovation management literature to study how chemical sector companies structure their e-business operations. In the same way, Galina and Plonski (2005), and Martins and Galina (2009) were interested in evaluating the characteristics of innovation activities of telecommunication companies in Brazil.…”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, even those activities are not steady and formal, and depend on market and economic conditions (Martins & Galina, 2009). …”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Martins and Galina (2009), in the case of telecom, ''even benefiting from fiscal incentives . .…”
Section: Innovation Management In Subsidiaries In Developing Countriesmentioning
In the past decades, competitive challenges have driven multinational companies to increase innovation by assigning more important roles to their subsidiaries. In this article, we analyze the scale and complexity of responsibilities and technological innovation routines in five subsidiaries of the electro-electronic industry installed in Brazil. The study is based on observational, documental, and bibliographical data, which provided a comprehensive picture of the subsidiaries' responsibilities and innovation management practices. Our findings are valuable to policymakers and managers to improve the position of Brazilian (and other developing countries') subsidiaries regarding global innovation.
RESUMEN.Los desafı´os competitivos enfrentados a lo largo de las últimas de´cadas, impulsaron a las empresas multinacionales a innovar aún más, asignando un rol más importante a sus filiales. En este estudio, analizamos la escala y complejidad de las responsabilidades y rutinas de innovacio´n tecnolo´gica en cinco filiales de la industria electroelectro´nica instalada en Brasil. El estudio se basa en datos observacionales, documentales y bibliográficos, que brindan una visio´n integral sobre las responsabilidades y prácticas de la gestio´n innovadora. Nuestros hallazgos son valiosos para los formuladores de polı´ticas y gerentes, para que puedan mejorar la posicio´n de las filiales brasileñas (y de otros paı´ses en desarrollo), cuanto a la innovacio´n global.
Downloaded by [UQ Library] at 17:13 16 June 2015RESUMO. Nas últimas de´cadas, a concorreˆncia fez com que as empresas multinacionais buscassem aumentar a inovação, passando a designar papeis mais importantes às suas subsidiárias. Neste artigo analisamos a escala e complexidade das responsabilidades e rotinas de inovação tecnolo´gica em cinco subsidia´rias da indústria eletro-eletrônica instalada no Brasil. O estudo utilizou dados observacionais, documentais e bibliogra´ficos, o que propiciou um quadro abrangente das responsabilidades das subsidiárias e de práticas administrativas inovadoras. Nossos achados são valiosos para os responsa´veis pela definição de polı´ticas da empresa e seus administradores, ajudando-os a melhorar a posição das subsidia´rias brasileiras (e de outros paı´ses em desenvolvimento) em termos de inovação global.
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