Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil
Evaluating innovation competence and practices is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations and it presents itself as a challenge for forthcoming initiatives. In this article, we present the case study of a small high-technology firm. Cianet Networking is a digital communic...
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| description | Evaluating innovation competence and practices is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations and it presents itself as a challenge for forthcoming initiatives. In this article, we present the case study of a small high-technology firm. Cianet Networking is a digital communication solutions manufacturer in Brazil that went through the implementation of an innovation management assessment system. This article reports the challenges the firm faced through the diagnosing/benchmarking and action plan proposal phases as well as the challenges facing the implementation phase. This system helped the firm to understand their strengths and weaknesses as well as to establish action plans in order to achieve higher performance. Since the beginning of the implementation, the results have corroborated the firm´s positive operational outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-262c76bcbc7d4d6da7c8671280f3b42a2023-04-11T20:02:57ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242009-07-014210.4067/S0718-27242009000200011482Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in BrazilMauricio Uriona Maldonado0Norberto Dias1Gregorio Jean Varvakis Rados23Knowledge Engineering Department. Federal University of Santa CatarinaCianet Networking Co.3Knowledge Engineering Department. Federal University of Santa CatarinaEvaluating innovation competence and practices is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations and it presents itself as a challenge for forthcoming initiatives. In this article, we present the case study of a small high-technology firm. Cianet Networking is a digital communication solutions manufacturer in Brazil that went through the implementation of an innovation management assessment system. This article reports the challenges the firm faced through the diagnosing/benchmarking and action plan proposal phases as well as the challenges facing the implementation phase. This system helped the firm to understand their strengths and weaknesses as well as to establish action plans in order to achieve higher performance. Since the beginning of the implementation, the results have corroborated the firm´s positive operational outcomes.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/483innovationSMEhigh technology companiesperformance measurement. |
| spellingShingle | Mauricio Uriona Maldonado Norberto Dias Gregorio Jean Varvakis Rados Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil Journal of Technology Management & Innovation innovation SME high technology companies performance measurement. |
| title | Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil |
| title_full | Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil |
| title_short | Managing Innovation in Small High-Technology Firms: A Case Study in Brazil |
| title_sort | managing innovation in small high technology firms a case study in brazil |
| topic | innovation SME high technology companies performance measurement. |
| url | https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/483 |
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