TY - GEN
T1 - Innovation capability and competitive advantage
T2 - 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy, PICMET '08
AU - De Mello, Adriana Marotti
AU - De Lima, Wander Demonel
AU - Boas, Eduardo Villas
AU - Sbragia, Roberto
AU - Marx, Roberto
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study investigates practices used by firms to link their innovative capability to competitive advantage. The basic assuption is that innovative capability is conditioned by a serie of factors regarding to cultural, resources, competences and external conexions that promote competitive advantage through creation and introduction of new/improved products to the market. An exploratory and case study is used, based on two Brazilian Firms in different industries. The results indicated that the innovative capabilite assumes different meanings in different settings, thus resulting in different impacts on firm competitive advantage.
AB - This study investigates practices used by firms to link their innovative capability to competitive advantage. The basic assuption is that innovative capability is conditioned by a serie of factors regarding to cultural, resources, competences and external conexions that promote competitive advantage through creation and introduction of new/improved products to the market. An exploratory and case study is used, based on two Brazilian Firms in different industries. The results indicated that the innovative capabilite assumes different meanings in different settings, thus resulting in different impacts on firm competitive advantage.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=52449119093&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599670
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599670
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:52449119093
SN - 1890843172
SN - 9781890843175
T3 - PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings
SP - 606
EP - 617
BT - PICMET '08 - 2008 Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings Technology Management for a Sustainable Economy
Y2 - 27 July 2008 through 31 July 2008
ER -