Qualitative approach about innovation determinants in an emerging economy
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Manufacturing companies strive to be innovative and thus competitive. These companies are very important in an emerging economy due to its contribution to a country’s gross domestic product and the generation of jobs. Therefore, the objective is to identify what are the internal and external factors that improve the innovation capacity of Peruvian manufacturing companies and, in turn, favor their competitiveness. A qualitative approach was applied based on the Glaser six-C model, which is part of the grounded theory, and the managers of the Peruvian manufacturing companies were interviewed. From the analysis and processing of this data with Atlas ti qualitative analysis software, it was found that suppliers and customers provide valuable information to innovate, and that the application of the design and the acquisition of machinery favor the innovations of these companies. To that extent, this qualitative study contributes to identify those factors that help Peruvian manufacturing companies improve their innovation capacity. Thus, manufacturing companies’ managers must identify those factors that favor the implementation of innovations and, in this way, will make their companies more competitive.
Article Details
Authorship: The list of authors signing must include only those people who have contributed intellectually to the development of the work. Collaboration in the collection of data is not, by itself, a sufficient criterion of authorship. "Retos" declines any responsibility for possible conflicts arising from the authorship of the works that are published.
Copyright: The Salesian Polytechnic University preserves the copyrights of the published articles, and favors and allows their reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Ecuador license. They may be copied, used, disseminated, transmitted and publicly displayed, provided that: i) the authorship and the original source of their publication (journal, editorial and work URL) are cited; (Ii) are not used for commercial purposes; Iii) mention the existence and specifications of this license.
References
BOURKE, J., & ROPER, S. 2017. Innovation, quality management and learning: Short-term and longer-term effects. Research Policy, 46(8), 1505-1518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2017.07.005
BRENES, E. R., CAMACHO, A. R., CIRAVEGNA, L., & PICHARDO, C. A. 2016. Strategy and innovation in emerging economies after the end of the commodity boom—Insights from Latin America. Journal of Business Research, 69(10), 4363-4367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.03.059
CASTELLACCI, F., & NATERA, J. M. 2012. Innovation surveys in Latin America: a primer. Innovation and Development, 2(1), 199-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930x.2012.663585
DUNNE, C. 2011. The place of the literature review in grounded theory research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 14(2), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2010.494930
FERRARIS, A., SANTORO, G., & DEZI, L. 2017. How MNC’s subsidiaries may improve their innovative performance? The role of external sources and knowledge management capabilities. Journal of Knowledge Management, 21(3), 540-552. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-09-2016-0411
FERREIRA DE LARA, F., & NEVES GUIMARÃES, M. R. 2014. Competitive priorities and innovation in SMEs: A Brazil multi-case study. Journal of technology management & innovation, 9(3), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-27242014000300004
GANDOMANI, T. J., ZULZALIL, H., GHANI, A. A. A., SULTAN, A. B. M., & PARIZI, R. M. 2015. The impact of inadequate and dysfunctional training on Agile transformation process: a Grounded Theory study. Information and Software Technology, 57, 295-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2014.05.011
GANDOMANI, T. J., ZULZALIL, H., GHANI, A. A. A., SULTAN, A. B. M., & SHARIF, K. Y. 2013. Exploring key factors of pilot projects in agile transformation process using a grounded theory study. International Conference on Information and Software Technologies (pp. 146-158). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41947-8_14
HEREDIA, J., FLORES, A., GELDES, C., & HEREDIA, W. 2017. Effects of informal competition on innovation performance: the case of pacific alliance. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 12(4), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-27242017000400003
HERMAN, H., HADY, H., & ARAFAH, W. 2018. The Influence of Market Orientation and Product Innovation on the Competitive Advantage and Its Implication toward Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM) Performance. International Journal of Science and Engineering Invention, 4(08), 08-to. https://doi.org/10.23958/ijsei/vol04-i08/02
M. S. S., KANNAN, V. R., BRAH, S. A., & HASSAN, S. Z. 2017. Linkages between firm innovation strategy, suppliers, product innovation, and business performance: insights from resource dependence theory. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 37(8), 1054-1075. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-09-2014-0424
KETATA, I., SOFKA, W., & GRIMPE, C. 2015. The role of internal capabilities and firms’ environment for sustainable innovation: evidence for Germany. R&D Management, 45(1), 60-75 https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12052
KIM, M. K., PARK, J. H., & PAIK, J. H. 2018. Factors influencing innovation capability of small and medium-sized enterprises in Korean manufacturing sector: facilitators, barriers and moderators. International Journal of Technology Management, 76(3-4), 214-235. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtm.2018.10012461
LEE, V. H., LEONG, L. Y., HEW, T. S., & OOI, K. B. 2013. Knowledge management: a key determinant in advancing technological innovation. Journal of Knowledge Management, 17(6), 848-872. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-08-2013-0315
LIU, W., & ATUAHENE-GIMA, K. 2018. Enhancing product innovation performance in a dysfunctional competitive environment: The roles of competitive strategies and market-based assets. Industrial Marketing Management, 73, 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.01.006
MARTÍNEZ-COSTA, M., JIMENEZ-JIMENEZ, D., & CASTRO-DEL-ROSARIO, Y. D. P. 2018. The performance implications of the UNE 166.000 standardised innovation management system. European Journal of Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-02-2018-0028
MINISTERIO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN. 2016. Estudio de la situación actual de la innovación en la industria manufacturera. Análisis de los resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Innovación de la Industria Manufacturera 2015.
MUSIOLIK, J., MARKARD, J., HEKKERT, M., & FURRER, B. 2018. Creating innovation systems: How resource constellations affect the strategies of system builders. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (In Press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.02.002
OLAVARRIETA, S., & VILLENA, M. G. 2014. Innovation and business research in Latin America: An overview. Journal of Business Research, 67(4), 489-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.11.005
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD). 2007. Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, OECD, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/sti_scoreboard-2007-en
PAPA, A., DEZI, L., GREGORI, G. L., MUELLER, J., & MIGLIETTA, N. 2018. Improving innovation performance through knowledge acquisition: the moderating role of employee retention and human resource management practices. Journal of Knowledge Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-09-2017-0391
PAUNOV, C. 2016. Corruption’s asymmetric impacts on firm innovation. Journal of Development Economics, 118, 216-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2015.07.006
PÉREZ, J. A. H., GELDES, C., KUNC, M. H., & FLORES, A. 2018. New approach to the innovation process in emerging economies: The manufacturing sector case in Chile and Peru. Technovation, 79, 35-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2018.02.012
QIAN, L., & WANG, I. K. 2017. Competition and innovation: The tango of the market and technology in the competitive landscape. Managerial and Decision Economics, 38(8), 1237-1247. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2861
ROPER, S., LOVE, J. H., & BONNER, K. 2017. Firms’ knowledge search and local knowledge externalities in innovation performance. Research Policy, 46(1), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.10.004
SALDANHA, T. J., MITHAS, S., & KRISHNAN, M. S. 2017. Leveraging Customer Involvement for Fueling Innovation: The Role of Relational and Analytical Information Processing Capabilities. MIS Quarterly, 41(1). https://doi.org/10.25300/misq/2017/41.1.14
SANZ, L., & JONES, V. 2013. Advances in business research in Latin American studies. Journal of Business Research, 66(3), 397-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.04.005
SIMEONE, L., SECUNDO, G., & SCHIUMA, G. 2017. Knowledge translation mechanisms in open innovation: the role of design in R&D projects. Journal of Knowledge Management, 21(6), 1406-1429. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-10-2016-0432
SCOTT, G. J., & CHASTON, I. (2012). Culture and innovation in Peru from a management perspective. Journal of Global Initiatives, 7(2), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.7835/ccwp-2012-09-0010
STRAUSS, A., & CORBIN, J. 1994. Grounded Theory Methodology: An Overview. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (Charpter 17, pp. 273-285). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
TELLO, M. D. 2017. Innovation and productivity in services and manufacturing firms: the case of Peru. CEPAL Review. https://doi.org/10.18356/a4c7eea5-en
ZAWISLAK, P. A., FRACASSO, E. M., & TELLO-GAMARRA, J. 2018. Technological intensity and innovation capability in industrial firms. Innovation & Management Review, 15(2), 189-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/inmr-04-2018-012