Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)

Este artículo presenta, a partir de un marco conceptual, la caracterización de lo que son capacidades de absorción y actividades de innovación en un contexto específico, las empresas innovadoras en Medellín - Colombia, utilizando una metodología mixta sobre una población de 363 empresas, sacando con...

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title Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
spellingShingle Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
Absorption capacities
Absorptive capacity
Potential absorption capacity
title_short Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
title_full Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
title_fullStr Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
title_full_unstemmed Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
title_sort Absorptive capacity development level and innovation activities in innovative enterprises in Medellin (Colombia)
dc.contributor.affiliation.spa.fl_str_mv Pérez Sánchez, E.O
Facultad de Ciencias económicas y Administrativas, Universidad de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
Toro Jaramillo, I.D
Facultad de Teología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Yépez, A
Universidad de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
dc.subject.keyword.eng.fl_str_mv Absorption capacities
Absorptive capacity
Potential absorption capacity
topic Absorption capacities
Absorptive capacity
Potential absorption capacity
description Este artículo presenta, a partir de un marco conceptual, la caracterización de lo que son capacidades de absorción y actividades de innovación en un contexto específico, las empresas innovadoras en Medellín - Colombia, utilizando una metodología mixta sobre una población de 363 empresas, sacando conclusiones que sugieren que las empresas con Capacidades de adquisición y asimilación más desarrolladas, (que conforman lo que Zahra & George (2002) llaman "capacidad potencial de absorción"), son empresas que tienen mejores resultados en actividades de innovación, tanto de I + D como de innovación y Mayor inversión en I + D.
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spelling 2017-12-19T19:36:46Z2017-12-19T19:36:46Z20177981015http://hdl.handle.net/11407/4309reponame:Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Medellíninstname:Universidad de MedellínEste artículo presenta, a partir de un marco conceptual, la caracterización de lo que son capacidades de absorción y actividades de innovación en un contexto específico, las empresas innovadoras en Medellín - Colombia, utilizando una metodología mixta sobre una población de 363 empresas, sacando conclusiones que sugieren que las empresas con Capacidades de adquisición y asimilación más desarrolladas, (que conforman lo que Zahra & George (2002) llaman "capacidad potencial de absorción"), son empresas que tienen mejores resultados en actividades de innovación, tanto de I + D como de innovación y Mayor inversión en I + D.This article presents, from a conceptual framework, the characterization of what are absorptive capacities and innovation activities in a specific context, innovative enterprises in Medellin - Colombia, using a mixed methodology on a population of 363 enterprises, drawing conclusions that would suggest that enterprises with more developed acquisition and assimilation capacities, that make up what Zahra & George (2002) called "potential absorptive capacity", are enterprises that have better results in innovation activities, both R&D and innovation efforts, drawing attention to this group are also companies that make greater investment in R & D. © 2017. revistaESPACIOS.com.engRevista EspaciosFacultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativashttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020203115&partnerID=40&md5=06fd7d117f1429d3ff279088ee034f8eEspaciosAbramovitz, M., Catching-up, Forging Ahead and falling Behind (1986) Journal of Economic History, 46 (2), pp. 385-406Aghion, P., Howitt, P., (1998) Endogenous growth theory, , Cambridge, MA, MIT PRESSAndrade, A.M., (2009) Bullwhip effect e capacidade absortiva das empresas: uma pesquisa com múltiplos casos, , Dissertação de Mestrado-Escola de Administração, Programa de Pós Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre: UFRGSArias, M., Metodologias de investigación emergentes en economía de la empresa (2003) Paper proceeding,2003, XVII Congreso Nacional XIII congreso hispano-Frances AEDEM, pp. 19-28. , Universiti Montesquieu Bordeaux IVArkadiusz, K., Mariusz, L., Waclawa, S., (2013) Innovation Activity of the Polish Manufacturing Enterprises, , Springerlink.com, Published online: 30 November 2012. This article is published with open accessBarro, R., Governmet Spending in a Simple Model Endogenous Growth (1990) Journal of political Economy, 98, pp. 103-125. , octubreBeise-Zee, R., Rammer, C., Local User-Producer Interaction in Innovation and Export Performance of Firms (2006) Small Business Economics, (27), pp. 207-222Becker, W., Peters, J., "University Knowledge and Innovation Activities," (2000) Technology and Knowledge: From the Firm to Innovation Systems, pp. 80-117. , Eds. P. Saviotti and B. Nooteboom. Cheltenham, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar PublishingBeaver, G., Murphy, M., 'Carpentry and Joinery (Nottingham) Ltd: A Case Study in Enterprise Support and Development' (1996) Small Business and Enterprise Development, 3 (1), pp. 28-33Branzei, O., Vertinsky, I., Strategic Pathways to Product Innovation Capabilities in SMEs (2006) Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (1), pp. 75-105Camisón, C., Forés, B., Knowledge absorptive capactiy: New insights for its conceptualization and measurement (2010) Journal of Business Research, 7 (63), pp. 707-715Casal, J., (2003) Tipos de Muestreo, , http://www.mat.uson.mx/~ftapia/Lecturas%20Adicionales%20(C%C3%B3mo%20dise%C3%B1ar%20una%20encuesta)/TiposMuestreo1.pdf, consultado en diciembre de 2015Castaño Martínez, M.S., "Innovación y política tecnológica: el caso del sector transformador y el sector servicios a empresas" (2012) Cuadernos de Gestión, 12, pp. 59-72. , Especial InnovaciónGonzález-Campo C.H.Hurtado Ayala, A., Influencia de la capacidad de absorción sobre la innovación: un análisis empírico en las mipymes colombianas (2014) Estudios Gerenciales, 30, pp. 277-286Mario, C., (2000) Developing Innovation Systems, , Mexico in a Global Context, Routledge, LondonCefis, E., Marsili, O., Survivor: The Role of Innovation in Firm's Survival (2006) Research Policy, 35, pp. 626-641Chang, X., Dasgupta, S., Hilary, G., Analyst coverage and financing decisions (2006) Journal of Finance, 61, pp. 3009-3048Cheng, L., Tao, Z., The impact of public policies on innovation and imitation:The role of R&D technology in growth models (1999) International Economic Review, 40 (1), pp. 187-207Chetty, S.K., 'The case study method for research in small and medium sized firms' (1996) International Small Business Journal, 15 (1), pp. 73-85Chetty, S.K., Hamilton, R.T., 'The Process of Exporting in Owner-controlled Firms' (1995) International Small Business Journal, 14 (2), pp. 12-25Cope, J., Watts, G., 'Learning by Doing: An Exploration of Experience, Critical Incidents and Reflection in Entrepreneurial Learning' (2000) International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 6 (3), pp. 104-124Corbett, A.C., Neck, H.M., Detienne, D.R., 'How corporate entrepreneurs learn from fledgling innovation initiatives. Cognition and the development of a termination script' (2007) Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, 31 (4), pp. 829-852Cronbach, L.J., "Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests" (1951) Psychometrika (en inglés), 16 (3), pp. 297-334Eisenhardt, K.M., 'Building theories from case study research' (1989) Academy of Management Review, 14 (4), pp. 532-550Flatten, T.C., Engelen, A., Zahra, S.A., Brettel, M., A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale of development and validation (2011) European Management Journal, 29 (2), pp. 98-116Frenken, K., Boschma, R.A., A theoretical framework for evolutionary economic geography: industrial dynamics and urban growth as a branching process (2007) Journal of Economic Geography, 7, pp. 635-649Fong, C., el estudio de casos en la investigación de la ventaja competitiva: criterios a evaluar (2005) Paper proceeding, XIX Congreso Nacional XV congreso hispano-Frances AEDEM, pp. 406-421. , Universidad de Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, MexicoGalbreath, J., Galvin, P., Accounting for performance variation: How important are intangible resources? (2006) International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 14, pp. 150-170Galindo Martín, M.-A., Ribeiro, D., Mandez Picazo, M.T., "Innovación y crecimiento econótnico: factores que estitnulan la innovación" (2012) Cuadernos de Gestión, 12, pp. 51-58. , Especial InnovaciónGalia, F., Legros, D., Complementarities Between Obstacles to Innovation: Evidence from France (2004) Research Policy, 33, pp. 1185-1199George, D., Mallery, P., (2003) SPSS for Windows step by step: A simple guide and reference, pp. 215-236. , 11.0 update (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn & BaconGriliches, Z., RyD and productivity: econometric results and measurement issues (1995) Handbook of the economics of innovation and Technological change, , en Stoneman, P(ed), Oxford, BlackwellGodel, S., 'Klaus B: The Success Story of an Entrepreneur: A Case Study' (2000) European Journal of Work and Organization Psychology, 9 (1), pp. 89-92Grossman, G.M., (1991) Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy [Innovación y crecimiento en la economía mundial], , Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1991Hair, J., Anderson, R., Tatham, R., Black, W., (1999) Análisis multivariante. 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