El papel de la capacidad de absorción en la innovación: evidencia de prácticas desarrolladas por empresas de base tecnológica insertadas en redes colaborativas

Palabras clave: capacidad de absorción, Innovación, investigación cualitativa, pequeños negocios, empresas TIC

Resumen

Hay un número escaso de estudios que analicen la configuración de la capacidad de absorción en empresas de países emergentes, como es el caso de Brasil. El presente estudio busca analizar las prácticas que las pequeñas y medianas empresas brasileñas de base tecnológica aplican para optimizar los flujos de conocimiento y, en consecuencia, aprovechar las innovaciones organizacionales. Con este objetivo, la investigación utiliza un enfoque cualitativo para analizar datos de un total de 11 empresas de base tecnológica. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas, observación no participante y análisis de documentos. Los principales resultados indican que las prácticas de capacidad de absorción son determinantes de la innovación organizacional, tales como: adaptar el conocimiento externo a una nueva tecnología para crear un nuevo producto; y el desarrollo de la capacidad de aplicar conocimientos internos y externos en patentes y/o productos de software innovadores para el mercado. También se evidenciaron diferencias en las prácticas aplicadas por empresas del mismo sector, y en esta línea se encontró que las empresas con mayor tiempo en el mercado tienden a tener más prácticas implementadas, lo que les permite apalancar sus procesos de innovación. Nuestros resultados proporcionan evidencia concreta sobre cómo asignar recursos de conocimiento para maximizar su potencial para aprovechar las innovaciones organizacionales.

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2022-12-23
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Tonial, G., Werlang, N. B., & Cassol, A. (2022). El papel de la capacidad de absorción en la innovación: evidencia de prácticas desarrolladas por empresas de base tecnológica insertadas en redes colaborativas. Interfases, 16(016), 53-73. https://doi.org/10.26439/interfases2022.n016.6049
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