R&D investment and the arrangement of innovation capabilities in Brazilian manufacturing firms

This paper aims at identifying the different arrangements of innovation capabilities for firms with different levels of R&D investment. The four innovation capabilities model (development, operations, management and transaction) by Zawislak et al., (2012) was crossed with the three level – low,...

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Main Authors: Estêvão Passuello Ruffoni, Fernando Antonio Monteiro Christoph D´Andrea, Júlia Kich Chaves, Paulo Antônio Zawislak, Jorge Tello-Gamarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Alberto Hurtado 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
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Online Access:https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/2988
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Summary:This paper aims at identifying the different arrangements of innovation capabilities for firms with different levels of R&D investment. The four innovation capabilities model (development, operations, management and transaction) by Zawislak et al., (2012) was crossed with the three level – low, medium and high – R&D intensity classification by Legler and Frietsch (2007). A multiple regression was applied on data from a survey of 1,331 Brazilian manufacturing firms, results clearly show different arrangements of innovation capabilities for each level of R&D investment. Operations capability does not generate innovation performance in any level. Development capability becomes increasingly relevant to performance, as R&D investment increases, on the other hand, management and transaction capabilities turn to be less prominent.
ISSN:0718-2724