Evaluating innovative processes in french firms: : Methodological proposition for firm innovation capacity evaluation

• Autores: Vincent Boly, Laure Morel, N�Doli Guillaume Assielou, Mauricio Camargo
• Localización: Research Policy, ISSN-e 1873-7625, Vol. 43, Nº. 3, 2014, págs. 608-622
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Measuring innovation processes is a major concern for academics and firm managers. This study proposes an innovation capacity (IC) measure framework based on a set of 15 innovation management practices. Every practice is subdivided into multiple criteria which are directly observable phenomena or facts. The statistical method of value test and a multi-criteria approach are adopted to propose a typology of four groups of innovative firms (proactive, preactive, reactive, passive). The features observed on these groups of firms allow the determination of the firms� innovation capacity and are useful for providing recommendations and practical actions for them, with a view to reinforcing it. Data from a sample group of 39 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industry in Lorraine, France were collected via a field survey and were fed into the model to determine the innovation capacity of the companies.