Innovation, a strategy that leads to competitiveness in SMES

Authors

  • Ana Sílvia Cordeiro University of Minho
  • Filipa Marina Dionisio Vieira University of Minho

Keywords:

Competitiveness, EU strategy, Innovation, Barriers to innovation, SMEs.

Abstract

This study took place in Portugal and focuses on the importance of the innovative attitude towards the sustainability of companies. The aim is to define how Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) must to be followed by companies to attain competitiveness, which will allow them to remain and survive in the market. Once confirmed this belief it becomes interesting to acknowledge why innovation does not occur and what kind of barriers to innovation face the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) studied. Additionally is analysed the existence of similarities in the barriers observed in Portugal with studies carried out in other countries. 

10.13084/2175-8018.v04n08a10

Author Biography

Ana Sílvia Cordeiro, University of Minho

Master in Industrial Engineering

Ph.D. Student in Production and Systems Engineering

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

Cordeiro, A. S., & Dionisio Vieira, F. M. (2012). Innovation, a strategy that leads to competitiveness in SMES. IJIE – Iberoamerican Journal of Industrial Engineering, 4(8), 146–162. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/IJIE/article/view/104596

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2012): ISSN 21758018 - IJIE

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