Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231583 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] Innovation & Management Review [ISSN:] 2515-8961 [Volume:] 15 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Emerald [Place:] Bingley [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 189-207
Publisher: 
Emerald, Bingley
Abstract: 
Purpose: Over time, technological intensity has been used as a proxy for innovation capability of firms in an industrial sector. However, not only firms belonging to the stratum of high technological intensity are able to innovate. Therefore, this study aims to explore a potential association between technological intensity and innovation capability in firms from different industrial sectors, using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s classification and the components of innovation capability proposed by Zawislak et al. (2012, 2013). Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted an exploratory research with four case studies focusing on the innovation capability of Brazilian firms. Findings: The results show that the four firms, each belonging to one stratum of technological intensity, have innovation capability, and the differences regarding this feature can be explained by the balance and development of all firms' capabilities (technological, operational, managerial and transactional). Originality/value: In the literature, studies that relate technological intensity and innovation capability are scarce. Therefore, the originality of this research is to relate these two concepts. The most important is that firms can be innovative regardless of their stratum of technological intensity, which shows the importance of other capabilities to ensure the innovation's success.
Subjects: 
Firm
Innovation capability
Technological intensity
JEL: 
D23
L6
M2
O3
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Creative Commons License: 
cc-by Logo
Document Type: 
Article

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.