Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers

The research objective was to understand the reasons that would impel firms to innovate. The firms analyzed in this study were medium-size firms of the plastic manufacturing sector in Chile. After the analysis of the theory related to technological innovation, a model of the drivers for technologica...

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Autores principales:	Maldifassi,José O, Crovetto,Patricio
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2013
Materias:	technological innovation drivers customers competition plastics chile
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description	The research objective was to understand the reasons that would impel firms to innovate. The firms analyzed in this study were medium-size firms of the plastic manufacturing sector in Chile. After the analysis of the theory related to technological innovation, a model of the drivers for technological innovation was developed. From the model a questionnaire was prepared to test which factors could influence the tendency of firms to engage in technological innovation activities. According to the data, the most influential factors that would encourage innovation in the set of firms studied are a high degree of competition in the industry, the availability of qualified workers, and a strategic relationship with customers.
author	Maldifassi,José O Crovetto,Patricio
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title	Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers
title_short	Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers
title_full	Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers
title_fullStr	Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers
title_full_unstemmed	Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers
title_sort	enablers and difficulties for innovation in chile: perceptions from medium size plastic firm managers
publisher	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Enablers and Difficulties for Innovation in Chile: Perceptions from Medium Size Plastic Firm Managers

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