The influence of innovation stimulus, facilitating factors and support mechanisms on innovation performance in Brazilian small textile firms

Q3 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Pub Date : 2020-05-19 DOI:10.1504/ijeim.2020.10028411

Giancarlo Gomes, A. Majocchi, J. Alegre, Linda Jessica De Montreuil Carmona

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Abstract

The ability of the organisation to develop new products is crucial in rapidly changing business environments, and thus, customer demographics, consumers' expectations and buying behaviour play an important role. Hence, exploring the antecedents of innovation performance becomes more important. This study analyses the relationships among innovation stimulus, facilitating factors and support mechanisms for innovative performance in the textile industry of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The sample included 128 respondents, who were all employees of five small and medium-sized textile firms; data were analysed using structural equation modelling. We found that innovation stimulus, facilitating factors and support mechanisms are correlated, while support mechanisms have no influence on innovation performance. The results also highlight a concern regarding the cost and time spent on developing innovation projects. This research contributes to innovation performance literature by analysing innovation antecedents including visions of innovation as both a process, represented by efficiency, and a result, represented by efficacy.

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创新激励、促进因素和支持机制对巴西小型纺织企业创新绩效的影响

组织开发新产品的能力在快速变化的商业环境中至关重要，因此，客户人口统计、消费者期望和购买行为发挥着重要作用。因此，探索创新绩效的前因变得更加重要。本研究分析了巴西圣卡塔琳娜纺织业创新激励、促进因素和创新绩效支持机制之间的关系。样本包括128名受访者，他们都是五家中小型纺织公司的员工；使用结构方程模型对数据进行分析。我们发现，创新激励、促进因素和支持机制是相关的，而支持机制对创新绩效没有影响。研究结果还强调了对开发创新项目的成本和时间的担忧。本研究通过分析创新前因，包括将创新视为以效率为代表的过程和以功效为代表的结果，为创新绩效文献做出了贡献。

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International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics

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期刊介绍： IJEIM provides a refereed and authoritative source of information and international forum in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation management and related topics. It offers an interface between entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as business corporate strategy and government economic policy. The journal is supported by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). Topics covered include Corporate innovation restructuring Managing/leading fast-paced high-tech start-ups Intrapreneurship/corporate venturing International aspects of entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship in economic development New business incubators, networks, technology parks, etc Government policies Venture capital, government funds/grants Technological/organisational innovation Strategic cooperation among SMEs Case studies, lessons learnt Strategy development/implementation where high-tech/market risk Innovation, technopreneurship, licensing/franchising Marketing of innovations/by entrepreneurs Cross-cultural management.