Keywords
INNOVATION PROCESS
ADDED VALUE
R&D EFFORT
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Abstract
WE UNDERTAKE A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN VARIABLES INVOLVED IN THE INNOVATION PROCESS BETWEEN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES (SME). THE METHOD IS BASED ON A SURVEY OF EIGHTY SEVEN SME IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY OF CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO IN 2007. THE MAIN RESULTS SHOW A NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INNOVATIVE DYNAMICS AND THE SIZE OF THE FIRMS, WHICH ALLOWS VALIDATING THE HYPOTHESIS THAT POSTULATES A HIGHER EFFICIENCY IN THE INNOVATIVE PROCESS OF THE SMALLER FIRMS. IT WAS ALSO FOUND, ACCORDING TO LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT, A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INNOVATION EFFORT AND THE RELATIVE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRMS AND ALSO THAT CUSTOMERS ARE THE MAIN INNOVATION SOURCE. THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED AS OPPORTUNITY AREAS: GENERAL IGNORANCE OF FISCAL INCENTIVES; POOR CULTURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LACK OF LINKS BETWEEN THE SME AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND EDUCATIVE INSTITUTIONS.© 2018, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. All rights reserved. Publication of the article implies full assignment of property rights (copyright) in Journal of Contaduría y Administración. The publication mreserves the right to total or partial reproduction of the work in other print, electronic or any other alternative means, but always recognizing its responsibility.
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