1. Madurez de las capacidades de innovación en empresas colombianas.
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Arias Pérez, José Enrique and Castaño Ríos, Carlos Eduardo
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BUSINESS enterprises , *INNOVATIONS in business , *MATURITY (Finance) , *BUSINESS finance , *STRATEGIC planning - Abstract
Some of the great enterprises of Colombia, leaders in research, development and innovation, are located in the city of Medellin. However, to date, few studies have been made regarding the capacities for innovation underlying their good results in developing new and improved products. The objective of this article is to determine the maturity of the innovation capacities for five of these companies. The theoretical model of Essmann and Du Preez (2009) was used, which consists of three dimensions: a construct for innovation capacity, a maturity scale and an organizational construct. In terms of methodology, an index of innovative capacity was constructed and the ranges for three maturity levels were calculated, using the analysis cluster (Jung et al, 2009); this permitted classifying the companies under study. Results show that all the companies have a maturity level titled formalized and predictable. In conclusion, although the best practices associated with each innovation capacity have been identified and implemented, individuals have not appropriated them and do not use them in a systematic manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014