INNOVATION CAPACITY IN SMEs SEGMENT INDUSTRIAL CONFECÇÕES

Authors

  • Cristina Hillen Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Hilka Pelizza Vier Machado Centro Universitário Cesumar

Keywords:

Innovation, Innovation Capacity, SMEs.

Abstract

Innovation is important today not only for large but also for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This research analyzes the innovation capacity of SMEs in the clothing industries from Maringá, considered a pole clothing of Parana State and Brazilian, whose businesses are predominantly small and medium sized. The research used the model of Julien et al. (2009). The nature of research is exploratory and quantitative, have been conducted through a survey using a structured questionnaire addressed to 34 entrepreneurs, whose results showed that the sector has low capacity for innovation. The innovations presented themselves as weak, not associated with the absorption capacity of the information.

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Author Biographies

  • Cristina Hillen, Universidade Estadual do Paraná
    Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM Professor do Ensino Superior da Universidade Estadual do Paraná – UNESPAR
  • Hilka Pelizza Vier Machado, Centro Universitário Cesumar
    Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC Professora do Centro Universitário Cesumar – UniCesumar

Published

2015-12-30

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How to Cite

INNOVATION CAPACITY IN SMEs SEGMENT INDUSTRIAL CONFECÇÕES. (2015). INMR - Innovation & Management Review, 12(4), 76-98. https://journals.usp.br/rai/article/view/101482