The Development of Innovative Capacity: The Case of Fratelli Metalurgical and Renewable Energies Industry - Santa Rosa / RS

Authors

  • Clarice Vepo do Nascimento Welter Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUÍ
  • Jorge Oneide Sausen Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ
  • Gabriela Cappellari Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUÍ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/ijsm.v17i3.2623

Keywords:

Dynamic Capabilities. Innovative Capability. Small Businesses.

Abstract

Objective: Our goal was to identify, understand, and analyze the organizational mechanisms and instruments for the development of innovative capacity in Fratelli, a metallurgical and renewable energies industry. The aim was to describe and analyze the behaviors and skills, processes and routines, and mechanisms of learning and knowledge governance that support the development of innovative capacity.

Method: This is a bibliographical research study, in which we used an exploratory and descriptive qualitative approach, carried out through a case study. We used semi-structured interviews with the owner and project manager of the organization for collecting data, and interpreted these data through content analysis.

Originality / Relevance: Studying the way in which small organizations develop innovative processes to compete in the market is of academic importance since many of the studies on innovation found in the literature have focused on exploring these processes in large companies.

Results: The results showed that the mechanisms and instruments that trigger the development of innovative capacity are the entrepreneur’s ability to identify market opportunities, analyze the environment, and anticipate future trends. Openness in receiving ideas from customers and employees, investment in training, and academic training of the team provided an innovative environment, stimulating the development of innovations.

Theoretical / methodological contributions: The contribution of this study resides in the fact of exploring the organizational mechanisms that propitiate the development of the innovative capacity of small companies. Exploring such mechanisms is important for understanding the antecedent organizational processes of innovation in small enterprises.

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Author Biographies

Clarice Vepo do Nascimento Welter, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUÍ

Graduada em administração pela Universidade da Região da Campanha (URCAMP/2010), Especialista em Gestão de Negócios pela Celler Faculdades (2012) e, mestranda em Desenvolvimento Regional pela UNIJUÍ (2016). Atualmente é integrante do grupo de pesquisa em competitividade e gestão estratégica para o desenvolvimento (GPCOM/UNIJUI). Tem experiência na área de administração, com ênfase no comércio exterior.

Jorge Oneide Sausen, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ

Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Santa Catarina, (Brasil). Professor Titular no Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Desenvolvimento Regional da Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ - Rio Grande do Sul.

Gabriela Cappellari, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – UNIJUÍ

Possui Graduação em Administração pela Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ/RS (2010), Especialização em Marketing - UNIJUÍ/RS (2011), Especialização em Gestão Empresarial - UNIJUÍ/RS (2015), Mestrado em Desenvolvimento, linha de pesquisa gestão empresarial - UNIJUÍ/RS (2017) e é doutoranda em Desenvolvimento Regional - UNIJUÍ/RS. Atua em projetos de pesquisa e é professora na UFSM Palmeira das Missões/RS. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Estratégias Organizacionais, Planejamento, Marketing e Comércio Internacional.

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Published

13.09.2018

How to Cite

Vepo do Nascimento Welter, C., Oneide Sausen, J., & Cappellari, G. (2018). The Development of Innovative Capacity: The Case of Fratelli Metalurgical and Renewable Energies Industry - Santa Rosa / RS. Revista Ibero-Americana De Estratégia, 17(3), 100–115. https://doi.org/10.5585/ijsm.v17i3.2623

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2018): July/September

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